Ray said,

Got the wisdom knocked out of me today

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:09:33 -0500

Today, all four of my wisdom teeth were extracted. Luckily, I paid extra to get that iv. After the oral surgeon needle stabbed my right, inner-arm the fourth time, since he had trouble finding one of my veins, I was knocked out less than a minute later. Anyway, I just wanted to type something, because I’m trying to refrain from talking; although I have been talking throughout the day. I would like to thank my boyfriend for taking care of me and driving me to the clinic, to the vitamin store, and to a couple of grocery stores so I can stock up on smoothie ingredients (all mushy, yet nutritious, stuff for the next week).

I really hope I’ll be able to eat real food, though. I kind of miss eating meat and being able to chew using my molars. Oh well. Another thing to be thankful for is that my grill is not really hurting, as of this moment, that is. Let’s hope that it won’t be too bad.

Boo for not being able to do the karaoke tomorrow night, and for this break from the Insanity workouts - I really enjoyed the first 3 days of training and was looking forward to continuing with consecutive day.

I’m hoping for a speedy recovery, y’all.

A year in review: 2012

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 03:21:36 -0500

2012 has been a pretty great year. Several highlights:

-Graduated with my BA

-1 year anniversary with my significant other

-First job working at a hotel, front-desk (now I know that I have no desire on ever making that a career - casino/hotel industry is not for me)

-started studying for the LSAT, but I still have several more months of it

-Got a better job working for a not-for-profit organization

-Went to SF with the BF - had an oyster omelette there omgwtfbbq

-Purchased one of those macbook air things that people use to surf the internets

-Finally debt-free (I learned my lesson)

-Mother got married to her long-time partner

-Black Friday sales led me to purchasing an awesome blender lol I love me a chocolate-peanut butter smoothie after working out

Naturally, with the close of each year, we tend to make resolutions. Just to keep it simple:

Improvement - the one thing we can always use. Cheers to a new year, and I hope everyone is having a safe and great night/early-morning.

Thanks for reading!

Happy New Year, Babe! Only less than 3 days until you come...

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:20:18 -0500

Happy New Year, Babe! Only less than 3 days until you come back. I love you!

Back from hiatus

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:04:00 -0500

Things that have changed since I last posted:

-Finished my B.A. in English

-New job at New York, New York (the hotel)

-Studying for the GRE

Although these things are quite exciting, I still feel that I really haven’t accomplished a whole lot. I think that this yearning to become successful and to have a career that I will love doing is the cause of this sort of desire for more. However, the problem is that I don’t know what field I want to get into for graduate school. Moreover, I just have no idea what I want to do with my life. It’s really frustrating to just think of what I want to be. Perhaps I should volunteer in different fields to get the feel of certain occupations? I want to take a year off and do just that; dabble in different industries. The downside to doing so is that I feel as if I will be wasting my time. There are deadlines for grad school applications.

You know how people say, “The more you stay away from school, the more likely you won’t return”? Well, I don’t want that to happen. It probably won’t.

People tell me to do what I love. I guess I really have to think about what I love or find something I love doing.

Cheers to exploration!

Up top the Buckner Building

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:25:45 -0400

Up top the Buckner Building

Lady Gaga - Bad Kids

Wed, 18 May 2011 20:10:42 -0400

Lady Gaga - Bad Kids

A Reflection, A Promise

Mon, 16 May 2011 03:18:11 -0400

I have been unhappy for some reason, these past couple of weeks. When I think about what is going on in my life, I see that there is not anything worth not being happy about. However, what I found out was that what I had been unhappy with is myself. Maybe, in a way, I was and probably still am disappointed in myself. What I have completely forgotten is that I am in control of my well being, ultimately, my happiness. I really do need to keep this in mind because I do get sidetracked and let external things get the best of me. This serves as a promise to myself every step of life, especially the present.

Summer Reading List... + any suggestions?

Mon, 09 May 2011 01:56:00 -0400

Summer of 2011

Mon, 09 May 2011 01:44:01 -0400

Finals week just ended last week, completing the Spring 2011 semester. I have to say that this semester was the most difficult one in my college career. I was taking six classes in total. The standard I usually took was three classes, so this was double that. I had a hard time trying to balance everything out at first. As the weeks went by, I sort of established a system of organization, well not really. I procrastinated so much this semester, and wrote essays in six to eight hour sittings, the day of or the day before it was due. However, I did end up with good grades. On top of school, I had to balance being in a relationship, having a social life, going to the gym, and working as well. I realized that with all this workload on my plate, that I had become stressed out. As a result, my attitude had changed to something negative. I began snapping at people. This actually sounds worse than it actually was. Lets just say that I seemed a little bit agitated. However, I thought I was fine. It had been some people around me that had brought it to my attention. After becoming aware of it, I tried to watch how I reacted and not get too bothered by unnecessary “shit.” I am also very happy that it is summer vacation now. All I have to focus on is work and working out, which I have been somewhat slacking on the last half of the semester. Cheers to summer vacation! Well, at least to this week, until the six-week session starts soon lol.

Just saying

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:53:54 -0400

The only way to trust is to trust first.

I think this is a good motto to go by.

It's the final week of the semester

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:32:19 -0500

And I am in need of some motivation.

At this point, I just want it to be done. 2 exams and a final paper to go!

Starbucks

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:00:13 -0500

Will be my home for tonight, while I write my 8 page paper on using the perspectives of Aristotle pertaining to tragedies, which will be applied to Othello, Macbeth, and Hamlet… thereby reinstating motives resulting to catharsis to readers.

Good thing Starbucks does refills! =D

My Winter Reading List!!

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:29:07 -0500

I was gonna start after finals, but… I couldn’t wait lol.

Currently Reading:

After, we have one of the most widely-read novels of the 20th century:

These’ll satisfy me. I’m also open to any other suggestions to add to my list =)

21!

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:13:22 -0500

I feel very much loved and appreciated! I want to say “Thank you!” to everybody who made my birthday soaked with love!

Also, thanks to my brother and sister for the wonderful gifts!

I’ll be going to bed with a big smile on my face =D

Good Riddance

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:19:30 -0400

~~5 years.~~ 4 years and 11 months.

I’ve learned and experienced so much from you and all that you had to offer me.

I’m not going to lie and say that you haven’t had a major impact on my life, because you have. However, my dedication and diligence I put in never seemed to be reciprocated and appreciated as I would have liked it to. Sweat and tears have been put into this, however, they still weren’t enough. Feelings have come and gone throughout the years, and finally, they have dissipated into nothing. No numbing feeling. No hurt. Nothing.

I’m glad it’s over though. I’m ecstatic that it has come to an end, and that I’m finally moving forward.

Blasts of Happiness and Freedom struck me two weeks after my notice.

Good riddance… Target 1171.

Vegas’ First Friday!

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:33:38 -0400

Vegas’ First Friday!

In a few short hours

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:02:42 -0400

It will be National Coming Out Day. I really like awareness days like these. It gives closeted queer persons a common ground on the coming out process, while also providing a sense of “we should live life truthfully and openly”’ to all people… regardless of sexual orientation.

This brings me to my question: Why should queer persons have to come out? I am not saying I am against this. I, myself, went through this process a few years ago. However, if we view ourselves as natural, being born this way, why should we have to explain ourselves? Is this just an intrinsic reaction, stemming from the repression of our homosexual feelings, being “in the closet?” Perhaps.

Back to NCOD. This awareness should not only be exclusive to just one certain community, however, it should be directed at a much broader scale. The whole scale that is. I hope we all gain the courage to live life openly, honestly, and powerfully… WE must! Especially us “minorities,” and I mean that word in every which way.

Day 26 - Co-Star This song is one of my favorites from them....

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:33:06 -0400

Day 26 - Co-Star

This song is one of my favorites from them. Love blasting it in the car.

Rye Rye - Sunshine (ft. M.I.A)

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:24:23 -0400

Rye Rye - Sunshine (ft. M.I.A)

Babysitting

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:12:18 -0400

First day subbing middle school didn’t go the way I expected it to be.

The day started out right… I woke up early, and arrived at the school about 50 minutes before classes started.

I was on my prep period, 1st, and I had received a call saying that I have to sub for another class, that had already started. That teacher’s sub was running late. So that whole thing just threw me off guard.

Aside from that, the other classes were alright. For some odd reason, I decided to let all my students talk during the assignment, as long as they kept their voices low. What a big mistake. It was thee mistake. If I had set the expectation for the students to work silently, then all of today’s problems would have been prevented.

::sigh::

First day subbing middle school… it was okay. I did get discouraged a little bit after my 4th period. But then that turned around during the final 2 periods of class.

I view the whole thing as a learning experience though. So next time, I’ll know what to do in order to be a more effective sub.