Thursday, August 16, 2001

New Home

Well, today is the day... i've finished moving into my new apartment =) we're far from having the place fulled furnished, but this place is starting to look like a home... today i cooked my first dinner in the kitchen.. unfortunately, we were missing two roomies for dinner... bulgogi is the best! esp. when you cook it yourself... at the present moment i'm sitting in the living room watching a very tiny television with my roomie david, mayrin, and sonnier all on the couch behind me... david and mayrin will be going to the bay area tonight so this weekend I'll get the place all to myself with jasmine in LA... it really hasn't hit me yet that i'll be staying here for the rest of the year perhaps i'm running on my giddy fumes... =) okie.. i'm outtie...

Sunday, August 05, 2001

Back home...

the events of today have been pretty much a blur... i mean just a couple of hours ago i was driving in my car down to Chinatown and now i'm back home in san diego with all my summer memories packed up in my car. (which has still yet to be upacked) =P`... during the day all i could think about was the fact i may never get a chance to see some of these people ever again... what compounded the feeling more was the fact that this will be my last summer in LA... it was surreal to walk down my familiar 3rd floor and remove all the decorations and signs... while i was signing some papers and turning in my key i felt as if i was going to cry right then and there.. *sigh* i'm such a sentimental... i've had so many great memories of the summer and countless adventures to recount so i won't even try... as soon as i can get my hands on my new computer I'll post up all my digital video for you all to enjoy =) to all those people who made my summer great i raise a glass to you =) and here's to... asian snacks, movie making, soapy fountains, find the SRA, glowsticks, RA Love, smoking tips, big fat stupid american, "shotgun!", YS socials, pornstar parking, instigating, the super bed, disneyland, bulgogi, noodle planet, "herro?!?", the chipmunks, henna tattoos, white tiger feet, pajama jam, the traitor, kiddie pool twister, woodchuck song, asian music appreciation, "oh man", "fabulous", and Fat Boy Slim Praise You...

lastly, much thanks to SES, sam and ted, you guys are my boys! it's seriously hard for me to put into words the kind of impact you made on my summer... honestly, if you two aren't planning to come back next year John Hopkins can cross me off the list too... wow, where do i begin to describe the summer we've had together?!? i think our friendship began that one day we went off to noodle planet to have lunch... nothing cements friendships better than food... *bulgogi, pad thai, curry, sushi, unagi, boba, ice cream, and dim sum* speaking of which i give mad props to you two for always spotting me when i was a poor bulgogi slut =) in addition to all the great food i'm going to remember smoking tips on out on the stairs and having puzzle fighter tournaments in my room... and of course all the nightly rounds around doheny... Ted aka. The Mean RA... damn you really had the spectrum of kids this summer... you started off with the worst kids in CTY and ended up loving them and then got little angels and you hated to be with them... hahaha =) make up your mind! i could always count on you as a weapon against my rowdiest kids and in trench you were a force not to be messed with... i'll definitely come to visit you whether yer in taiwan or at school... Sam aka. Samsung... together we've stolen from the rich and given to ourselves! =) i hope you put those dance moves i taught you to good use and be sure to throw some extra meat on your teppanyaki for me... i'll call you on my cool cordless phone in the near future... thanks for all the asian snacks and be sure to send my thanks to your family who i think are just the coolest family i've ever met.... bulgogi runs will never be the same without you... and if there is ever a next time around we're going to steal that "open trench" sign...

Friday, July 20, 2001

2nd Session Social

First off.. let me explain the premise of a social... for younger students who may be too intimidated to attend a "dance" the younger student staff uses the word social in its place... we basically show a movie and have games for the shy kiddies and we DJ a dance for the rest of them... tonight's social, Pajama Jam, was a great success due in part to the use of glowsticks by the kids... i really think the glowsticks helped the kids get over the barrier or dancing in front of their peers... anywho, i'm tired and hungry which means it's time for a bulgogi run with my boys =)..

Thursday, July 19, 2001

Session 2, Day 5

Hi people! I apologize for not being able to update my blogs as often as i like but I've been very busy... we just got a new set of students for the second session of this camp... i truly and honest to god miss my old kids! it's kinda funny cuz i really couldn't stand them but not having the same old faces to look at made me sad... my new kids in comparison are actually very well behaved with the exception of two little bastards, but i still miss my old hall with all their imperfections...

aside from the kids i've made some pretty good friends with the people i'm working with... thanks god they've actually hired some asian people this time around... it's weird because the program has mostly white and asian kids in their classes, but last year there were only a handful of asian staff members... this time around i'm not the token asian staff member which is great... i've become pretty good friends with two other young student male RA's who are definitely making my summer lots of fun... although i hate to admit it we've become pretty clichish in our group... in fact we've named ourselves S.E.S. (korean music fans will be able to relate) and we make bulgogi runs on a nightly basis. Ted is a second year at Duke University but he's originally from Taiwan and Sam is a third year at Amhurst College. this past 4 weeks we've all gotten pretty close and it's sad to think in only 2 weeks we'll be going our separate ways... i'll post up the sticker pics as soon as i get back home and get a good computer which will hopefully be soon... today we made a trip to Santa Monica Pier where Ted decided to get a Henna Tatto.. it didn't turn out too well so i guess we're going back tomorrow to make the lady redo it for him... i'm deciding whether or not to get a cartilage piercing while i'm here in LA or a tat on my back... hmm...

anywho, yesterday SES went to the movies where ted had the bright idea to watch legally blonde.. although entertaining the movie wasn't oscar material... so now ted owes me and sam a movie next night out... jurassic park 3 here we come! =)

Sunday, July 08, 2001

Day Off

Tomorrow is my first day off of the session and i'm pretty excited... i told my kids today that i was going to have a day off tomorrow and they all let out a little "awwww" when i told them. =) it's really good to know that your kids really like you and not just your tv... anywho, the plans are to go to magic mtn with ian and just have a day of fun.

my plans for working out everyday seem to be fading away fast... the only active stuff i've been doing thus far has been playing dodge ball, swimming, and dancing every friday night... so much for turning myself into a gymnatist over summer vacation... =P` oh yeah, on top of that i've developed an addiction to bulgogi... i think just about very night off i've been to Hodori, a 24 hour korean resteraunt, in Korea Town... i surprised they haven't dedicated a table to me yet... hahahha.... so yeah, i've been dubbed the bulgogi slut since the past two times we've been out i haven't had any money to pay for my food... don't worry though, it should be all good as long as i pay back the ppl that paid for my dinner... okie, i'm outtie.. me and ian are goig to kick it tonight an play some playstation and enjoy our day off! woo hoo!

Tuesday, July 03, 2001

Damn it's hot...

Well, the kids are finally asleep and i can sit down and collect thoughts.... the weather gods here is LA must be mad or something cuz they've just been giving us the most shitty weather possible.... it's hot and humid under a blanket of smog and cloud cover... not good weather for enjoying the summer... =P`... i just took a shower and already i feel sticky which means i'll be taking another shower before bedtime... ohhh... and just now i heard the clap of thunder.. looks like they'll be rain coming tonight...

today as an activity for the kids we're having them make their own movies... one of which is turning out to be really funny... my group of kids wants to make a movie about the Croc Hunter with a parody of the matrix and blair witch project all rolled into one... definitely something to watch when i come back home... anywho, last night me and some of the other RAs went to go watch A.I. articificial intelligence... let me just say the film is awesome... although i disapprove of the ending and the how long the movie was it was a very thought provoking movie which is what i loved about it... it's pretty funny how these kids are fascinated with the aspects of my social life... as i was leaving for the movies my kids spied on my from their rooms and somehow came to the conclusion i was on a double date with 2 of the female RAs working with me... in fact, today my kids said they were going to blackmail me with the "secret information" they had on me... i'm still on the fence about whether i like my kids or not...

in other news me and ian went to downtown LA to get some business finished with my CalVet college waiver stuff... we went to the franchise tax board office in this really big government building located in the heart of downtown... when me and ian got out of the elevator the heat of about 50 in line hit us... it was just a madhouse up in that mug! seriously, all those ppl stank... or at the least enough ppl were stank to make the whole damn place stank... so anyway, i made the executive decision to not wait in line and just explore downtown with ian... we didn't get to travel very far since we were sidetracked into the nearest McDonalds... however, i know me and ian will be hitting up downtown again to see what kind of bargains we can find on the streets... walking around for the short time we were there i noticed that downtown LA is so very different from the downtown in San Diego... besides the sheer size of the metropolis the whole dynamic of the city is very different... it's hard to explain but trust me the vibe is different...

Sunday, July 01, 2001

Fun in the Sun

well, it's been a week since the kids have arrived and i'm dead beat tired... the RAs calculated we've spent a total of 60 hours straight with our kids this weekend... let me tell you, as much as i love my kids, this weekend was looooong... and let me tell you i'm glad that they'll be going back to class tomorrow. =) good news though, i'll be going with my class on their field trip to the LA museum of modern science and IMAX theater so it should be a fun day when we go...

the weather gods seem to be angry with us RAs because as soon as the kids left for study hall clouds and chilly winds came to LA... it was just in time to bring gray cover over the little pool party we had planned for... fun crew never lets gloomy weather get in the way of fun so we swam nevertheless and the water was quite refreshing.... tomorrow the plans are drive to downtown LA and find the california tax board office and get m tax return print out for my CALVet stuff... i think the sun has drained me of my energy to write creatively... anywho, check back often i should have some interesting happenings from my adventures in LA...

Wednesday, June 27, 2001

Still in Los Angeles

sorry about the really shitty blog last time... i was a bit tired and short on imagination... anywho, i'm back to normal... somewhat. this year i don't seem to have the same energy i had for my kids that i did back last year... i'm constantly tired now and i i honestly don't look forward to seeing my kids after they come back from classes... i think they should just pay me to kick it with all the RAs which is definitly the best part of this experience... well, i failed to mention a couple of things in my last blog so i'll try to cover them in this one since i don't know when i'll update this thing again...

well, during our orientation period a male RA position opened up so i decided to bring up ian's name since he lives in LA anyways... anyways, i'm sure you've guess what i was about to say anyway which is Ian was hired! =) he actually works with the older students so i don't see him that often although me and him are working on this weekend's casino night... i'm sure you want to hear all the stories i have about my new kids and definitely i do have stories to tell... let me start off with the kids who i think are so cool that if i could i would shrink them and take them bake home with me... there's this one little chinese boy from england who has the just about the most cute accent i've heard on a kid... it's hard to convey his cuteness factor into words but trust me, if they made a little action figure of this boy it would be the next tickle me elmo... in terms of my past kids it's really weird to see how they've all grown bigger... it's pretty cool though to be able to talk to my former kids and see how their year was and to see how i compare as an RA... hahahaha...

apsa dance routine mafia hits los angeles! i've begun to train a new army of dancers for the summer... for a weekly activity me and my friend sarah have taken upon ourselves to teach hip hop dance to these kids... although not quite up to 220 material they're getting there...

anywho, today was mandatory fun day for the young student RA's... we spent the day at the beach relaxing and talking about how much we can't stand our kids... =P`... dude, these kids have just sucked the creativity out of me... this blog is pretty shitty... no detail or anything really interesting... well... my day off is coming up on the 9th and the plans thus far are to sleep in and hit up magic mtn with ian and hopefully anyone else who would be interested... the weather here in La has been pretty strange either it's super hot or cool and chilly... decide already mother nature! being out in the sun isn't good for my skin either... the farmer's tan i got last summer was slowly fading away but now has come back with a vengene ever since the southern california sun got a hold of me... damnit! anywho, i'm tired, sticky, and need my nap cuz i'm getting cranky... until next time... matta!

Monday, June 25, 2001

Los Angeles

well, i arrived in los angeles on thursday and my trusted celica was filled to the brim with all my junk. (ie. computer, tv, vcr, clothes, etc etc) i'm really quite surprised it all fit. the first couple of days i really didn't spend much time getting to know the new young student male RAs which i felt sorta guilty for, but no biggie... we're now all friends =) tunday the students arrived and surprisingly all the students on my hall make up the whole classroom. that poor instructor, she's left with 15 very rowdy boys. luckily my kids aren't all that bad in fact they are all pretty well behaved. however, i'm debating whether or not my choice of wanting children is such a good one... i see how the bads ones can turn out...it's like having 15 big babies.. puahahaha jk.
aside from the children... the people i'm working with are awesome, basically everyone is new except for a few old returners who are looked upon with great diginity and wisdom...=) today the male RAs went down to westwood to do some lunch time bonding over lunch at noodle planet... we didn't get to make a side trip to dede reese because we were sidetracked by boba which wasn't as good as the stuff from green tea house... currently the phones on my hall are all broke and my key still doesn't open the front door to my building which was gotten to be a real bitch... anywho, i'll update you all on my adventures in LA as soon as i find some more free time... i think i've left my hall unattended long enough....

Tuesday, June 19, 2001

The End of an Era

As you can tell from my past recent blogs the general theme of them has something do to with the closing of the school year and beginning of summer break. In following with the general theme of things we come to the packing up and moving out of a year's worth of memories. Well, tonight marked the last night Fun Crew (minus one) will ever spend in International Gardens. Granted when i was saying my goodbyes the significance of tonight really didn't hit me until now. Thinking back, i'm seriously going to miss the place I called "home". Undoubtedly the downstairs neighbors won't give it a second thought that their noisy upstairs neighbors will be finding another place to reside this coming fall or that they mysteriously gained two male roommates half way during the year. i'm going to miss being able to come home and take a nap after a long day of classes while watching tv with my partner in crime. Who can forget the countless late night/early morning sessions of just pure fun crew quality time. You should never underestimate the fun that can occur from 4 college students who don't want to be studying. Although the place lacked a living room we definitely "broke in" both Mayrin's and Steph's room. We added our own signatures to the place with pictures, socks n' underwear, forgetten items, and bags of McDonalds. In all the nights of fun and craziness we've had in that apt i don't think we've ever had drinks together at home which goes to show we can have our own fun without alcohol... Even though it was a bitch driving over all those speed bumps to get to home, it was nice to be able to have a parking spot to call my own. good old spaces #1 and #2 =)

here's to... afternoon naps*late night boba runs*analysis of dawson's creek*passions in the afternoon*apt basketball*high speed internet*weakest link*the daily routine (coming in, taking off shoes, putting stuff on desk, using the bathroom, crashing on the bed)*fun boys to bitch boys*printing schedules for the vp's*spring break planning*talking till 5 in the morning*timely farts*sleeping with a lawn mower*having the apt to myself*fun crew quality time*quality family time*LPCing it*speaking Mayrinese*3 flights of stairs*opening cotton fruit*washing cars*composing destiny's child road trip song*grad banquet meetings*reliving our teenage years with fresh prince and saved by the bell*bitching about school work*mayrin's tan and tatt*wall o' philip*mommy, daddy, big sis, and baby*messing with AIM*jumping on the bed*waking up neighbors*fire alarms while dying hair*and smiling just becuase i'm with you guys*

it still never ceases to amaze me that in such a short period of time people can get so close to each other... when friends can read you to the point where they know what you're going to do even before you do it that's something special... and maybe it's because we spend so much damn time together, but to be honest I never get tried of coming home... although at times i feel that i shouldn't go or that i'm not in the mood...but once i'm there it tears me apart to leave...

okie okie, i think i've saturated you all with enough romantizism of Mayrin and Steph's apartment... just wanted to conclude this by saying it's not so much the place that made it special but the people in it... =) next time i'll be reporting to you all from LA!

Friday, June 15, 2001

And then there were none...

I'm done with finals! Woo hoo! I finished my last ochem exam ever yesterday morning at 8. It still hasn't hit me though that summer is upon me and i can finally relax, in fact when i went back to mayrin's for a nap i was still feeling a bit stressed. It's about 4 in the morning and i can't decide whether or not to sleep or just stay up for the hell of it.

my summer movie project is slowly coming back together... yeah i know, i was supposed to film itlast summer, but things just didn't work out and more or less there were scripting problems from the beginning. i was inspired by a short 2 minute movie i watched on asianamericanfilm.com... instead of a 30 minute piece i've decided to think small and do a shorter 5 minute movie on mah-jongg which has consumed as much of my life as fun crew has. hopefully when i return from LA i'll have a script and storyboard drawn up. definitely some very exciting things to look forward to in the summer. in addition to the myriad of summer movies to hit the screens this summer you all can look forward to my short film that'll be posted on the web at least before school gets back. =)

Wednesday, June 13, 2001

Grand Finale...

7:29*CLICS*Second Floor

12 hours till zero hour... yes siree, my final exam of the year is fast approaching... i'm excited at the prospect of a nice long relaxing summer, but before any of that can happen i have to face this damn ochem final... i studied on the bottom floor of Giesel where surprisingly i got a lot of shit done... now i'm back to CLICS where sadly my progress isn't at the same madman's pace... anywho, two more chapters to finish and a whole mess load of review problems and old final exams to shift through... just now i took a look at my professor's old final exam from a couple of years back and nothing on that test looked remotely familiar... damn! oh wells, dinner break in two... no maybe three hours from now...

11:50pm*Home*Living Room

dai jia hao! yer prolly all wondering what im' doing at home when i should still be over at CLICS studying... well, with the promise of steak at home i just couldn't resist going back home for a filling dinner and was it worth it? hells yeah it was! who knew that a simple slab of meat could ease my tension and rejuvenate me? at around 10:00 at CLICS i was pretty bunrt out as Armando and Steph Ng could tell you... and to be perfectly honest i'm just sick of this shit called ochem... but after taking a hot shower and eating a wonderful steak i realized that the summer will be about 3 months of just relaxing and that one night of missed sleep is nothing especially if i can get a good great out of it... so yeah i'd feel better sleeping now but i'd much rather feel shitty, red eyed, and tired during my final and get a good grade than to just barely pass the motherflower.... okie.. i wasted enough time ranting... back to the books...

Tuesday, June 12, 2001

Day Three, Study Marathon

1:52*Home*Living Room

Happy to say i think i kicked some butt on my ochem lab final =) it was actually a pretty fair and straightforward test... most of the credit for that will have to go to the 12 hours i spent at CLICS on sunday... =P' as soon as i'm doing typing this out i'm back to the library for another study jam...

side thought...it used to be last quarter i'd spend all my money on food... i'd go out to eat for lunch, dinner, and a midnight snack... then somewhere down the line i realized that i was actually getting a potbelly! i've tried to cut my eating down or at least eat more healthy and instead what i'm doing is usually eating about on average only 2 meals a day... but now to my discovery... i was having lunch at FINS, one of my favorite places to eat, and i couldn't finish my food! usually i can finish my food with some room to spare but today i was only able to finish a fish taco and half my chicken burrito... maybe my stomach shrank? i dunno... but this will prolly help me to lose the gut i've acquired this past month...

7:51pm*CLICS*First Floor

i'm just thinking about how great it's going to be next quarter... no more ochem! this is my last ochem class ever!!!! *sigh* only 2 more days to go...

Sunday, June 10, 2001

Day Two, Study Marathon

9:30pm*Second Home*Steph's Room

I've become saturated with organic chem... and to be perfectly honest i think I'm ready to kick ass on this final. i'm actually pretty satisfied with the job i did yesterday at CLICS and i think that study time really helped me to be way ahead of schedule. my study plan for the rest of the night will just be to review my notes and do ochem problems which shouldn't be all too stressful. in fact, i'm watching "Who's wants to be a millionaire" as i type this out... Good luck to everyone who's studying their collective asses for this week's finals. Only one more week and we're free! =)

Saturday, June 09, 2001

The End Draws Near...

1:25pm*CLICS*2nd Floor

well, it's hour one into my study marathon and so far so good... half hour break over... back to ochem lab

4:12*CLICS*2nd Floor

4 hours into my study marathon and my progress is actually quite good. by my projections i should be done with ochem lab by 8-9ish. on a more interesting note, i think i might be kickin it with Ian over the summer in LA. my intership in LA with john hopkins has an open male RA position...so, i passed Ian's name to the site director and hopefully they'll see what a great addition he'd be to the program. =) I can't wait for this week to end!

6:37*CLICS*2nd Floor

6 hours in my study marathon.... dayam i'm hungry...good news, i'm done with my ochem lab studying! i'm actually pretty pleased with myself though... i've been able to stay on track for the majority of my time in front of the computer which is amazing considering the fact I tend to do everything other than study when i'm front of a computer... i've scheduled a dinner break at 7:30 with my partner in crime and hopefully afterwards i come back to school to finish this marathon till the closing of CLICS. "That's right folks, we'll be here till 1 in the morning and we need your generous donations! Please call in... we have operators ready and waiting to take your call... and we'll return to the Reggie Saldivar Study Marathon after these short messages..."

9:39*CLICS*1st Floor

Just got back to the library after a 2hour dinner break with my kids, the "baby" and "toddler"... my insipration to study has waned ever since i stepped foot back in the library... hopefully when i get into a study room i'll be more academic... room 327 from 10pm-1am... right now i'm charged with food and caffeine so it should be a good night of studying...

4:03am*Home*Living Room
even with the 2 hour dinner break i was able to stay at CLICS till 1, in fact i ended up studying till 2am! i'm actually quite proud of myself... =) anywho, the feeling of depression which has really affected me for the past week has finally subsided... i think having this ochem lab final under control has something to do with it... i'll leave the details out and save it for another blog... *yawn* definitely, the end is near...

Monday, June 04, 2001

Weekend Update with Reggie Saldivar

This weekend was kicked off with PERMzookie's final mah-jong game before Emiko leaves for Japan. The night was filled with crazy dares, alcohol induced craziness, and or course plenty of memories to span the year we'll be apart. Check out my partner in crime's blog for a more detailed account of the night.

Friday, June 01, 2001

My Daily List...

moment of happiness... rolling around in my empty apartment after measuring the rooms, never underestimate the sheer giddiness that clean and new carpeting can bring!

moment of friendship... eating at McDonalds with Angeline, something i haven't enjoyed since fall quarter...

moment of anticipation... finding out there's a brand new boba place on convoy to try out and the Joy Luck Club plays again this friday! woo hoo!

moment of academia... sitting down in S&E and searching through stacks of IR spectrum only to find out I can't possibly identify my compound for ochem lab... cursing the words "i'm fucked" under my breath is an understatement...

moment of iron chefism... making pork and ginger dumplings as a midnight snack...

moment of peace... driving home with all the windows down. moon roof open, and the radio off...

moment of regret... seeing my dad after coming home early and having nothing to say as i jet off back to school...

Tuesday, May 29, 2001

it's about 3 in the morning and i've been struck with a crazy idea... call it the science major in me but i think now is time for another patented Redgeriment (reggie and experiment, together at last!) as only a small group of people know, my first experiment was a total bust, if you'd like to know more about it just ask me... anywho, considering that i have to study for an ochem midterm and write up a lab for my ochem lab both of which are on wednesday i came to the realization that i probably will not being getting much sleep... so, here's my experiment, I'll record my progress/regression as i try to stay awake from now until i can no longer take it. the parameters of this little experiment will follow, only short 15 minute naps will be allowed and each nap must be at a minimum of 4 hours apart. in addition, i can use anything i see fit to keep myself awake, ie. coffee, soda, exercise, cold showers... check back in 4 hours before i get to take my first power nap...

5.29.01 3:27am
did push ups and i seem to be on my second wind... motivated to finish this damn lab report!

5.29.01 5:55 am
my mom found me at the computer this morning still up. i told her i wanted to call in sick today from work and she concurred. I'm still doing pretty well and i'm almost done with my lab report. Luckily I've had Angeline and Phil to talk to throughout the night/day. I'm making myself a cup of tea, looks like i'm gonig to call it quits pretty soon

5.29.01 7:03 am
bleh... no use fighting it... i want to sleep. experiment #2 offically ends 15 minutes from now (the time it'll take me to fall asleep) phil was right, sleep is good for you =P`

Sunday, May 27, 2001

here's the deal... you're given three choices and you can only pick two... which do you pick? on the application for ucsd they should also have a section in which you pick two of the three "social/study plan options"

In order to ensure the highest level of commitment by our students please select two of the following options. Your selections will help our admissions department determine your relative success as a student at UCSD

___ school work
___ friends
___ sleep

damn those people who can pick all three options and still get good grades!

Monday, May 21, 2001

it's about 11:10 at clics and i have yet to get any studying done. i haven't added anything new to this thing so i guess now would be the best time considering the fact I'm not utilizing my time any more wisely. right now my mind is a jumble of conflicting thoughts all wanting to be expressed at once... which one should i pick? well, at the present moment i'm seated at my favorite corner computer on the second floor of clics and all around me are the sounds of busy students. every once in a while a wave of clicking will rise like the crashing of gentle waves along the shores of the del mar. possibly these people are typing papers or most likely like me they're all chatting on AIM and so have been inspired to chat with friends instead of typing up their ever important papers. i on the other hand shouldn't even be near a computer since studying ochem doesn't even require the use of one, well... perhaps for the times i need to check up on homework assignments or compare IR spectra. tonight is just one of those nights where i can't seem to get the drive to study. as hard as i try my head just doesn't want to absorb the mechanisms of aldehydes and ketones and i could care less about the eletrconegativity of a carbon atom. i really need to tear myself away from this thing. nah, i'll just stay on AIM (just in case someone needs to talk to me... ) i wonder what mayrin and phil are doing right now? should i call them or message them? hmmm... i pick up the phone and press the little green button and scroll through the past ten calls i've made... philip is number 5 and mayrin is number 10... interesting how i'm always able to find them in my top 10. =) strange to think that 3 people could be so close and dependent on one another in such a short period of time. maybe it's just the honeymoon period, however i doubt that... i'm sure if we really were sick of each other's company we would have parted a long time ago. awwwww... now i'm all happy thinking about you guys =) okie, now i'm motivated to study...

the camera pulls out from an extreme close-up of the computer screen as the text flows from my fingers...sharp pan and close-up the little smile forming on my face as i realize in this place of institutionalized learning and stress my job is to be the purveyor fun and chaos... "i am the dance..." violins swell to a climax and screen fades to black... credits roll and the ending theme plays... fin