I'm addicted to You Tube. I keep looking up music videos or clips from musicals that I haven't seen in a long time.
::::major Nick is a dork alert warning::::
So.... if you don't have any pre-teens in your life you probably have not seen High School Musical. I'm pretty sure I would have loved it if I was still in its target audience. But this little clip here is pretty damn good for a made-for-tv-musical:
Stick to the Status Quo:
I wish *I* had the guts to get involved in my high school's musicals. Doh. ;-)
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Busy, Bored, & Easily Distracted
Random blurbs in lieu of a well-thought out post:
-The Book. Sitting in front of the Jehning Family Lock Museum, meeting people, and signing some books, reminded me yet again that Mountain View is ever-so-pleasant town filled with friendly, unpretentious people. No wonder I often get so frustrated with the atmosphere in the city of Berkeley.
-Cal football. Hrmmm. Don't know what to think. Still burning from that Tennessee game. The past two home games have been alright (can't complain about two W's) but I'm nervously awaiting the start of Pac-10 conference play. Then we'll see this team's true colors. One positive, it sounds like the crowd is getting loud much more effectively and more often. When we start playing rivals in close games, it could get really fun! Oh, and I don't care what other people say. I *liked* the team's new gold pants.
-Stanford Football. Hah. HAHAHAHA. Haha. Ha. Actually, I feel bad for them and want them to be good enough to make the rivalry fun. It's so sad that their team couldn't draw a sell-out crowd to the grand opening over their tiny new stadium.
-College friends. Eric E. randomly flew up to Berkeley to come to the game this weekend. Kay met up with me, Eric, and Dan after for dinner. That was nice. It's been a while. I wouldn't be surprised if the next time a bunch of the college gang is together is at Erik and Lesley's wedding. All the more reason to celebrate, but here's hoping I see more of you more often and sooner than that. Or else Lauren will get even more bitter. ;-)
-My roommates. The house is in order. Alex and Chris are good people. Dan's still Dan. We're having fun. It'll be a good year, and I'll be sad to leave once it ends.
-City Planning. Yeah. I've been on this career track since I was in 7th grade. What if I get bored with telling people to widen sidewalks and add street trees? As graduation approaches, I've spent a lot of time pondering what type of job will really make me happy. City Planning is such a broad field, where do I fit in? Time will tell, I guess. I'm slightly less motivated than I used to be, but honestly, I still think that's a good thing.
-Social life. I try to have fun, and often succeed, but at the end of the night its tough and tiring to be single. Nuff' said.
-Spinach. Just when I started to like it....
-Project Runway. Kinda boring this season, but still a great way to waste time on Wednesday night if I'm not stuck in some late Downtown Berkeley meeting.
-Swimming. I went from being in the fastest lane to the slowest lane by moving up to the highest level of Swimming PE. But hey, it's keeping me in good shape. Nevertheless, the RSF and I need to get back in touch sometime soon.
-Facebook. That mini-feed was creepy. Privacy controls are good. But there are some people who didn't change their settings so now when I sign in I'm greeted with a detailed account of every move they've made in the past few days. Annoying. I don't want to know, but can't help reading it.
-House Party. When to have one?
-Halloween. What to do, what to do?
-Shopping. I need some new threads.
-Bed. When to go? How about right....now.
Goodnight.
-The Book. Sitting in front of the Jehning Family Lock Museum, meeting people, and signing some books, reminded me yet again that Mountain View is ever-so-pleasant town filled with friendly, unpretentious people. No wonder I often get so frustrated with the atmosphere in the city of Berkeley.
-Cal football. Hrmmm. Don't know what to think. Still burning from that Tennessee game. The past two home games have been alright (can't complain about two W's) but I'm nervously awaiting the start of Pac-10 conference play. Then we'll see this team's true colors. One positive, it sounds like the crowd is getting loud much more effectively and more often. When we start playing rivals in close games, it could get really fun! Oh, and I don't care what other people say. I *liked* the team's new gold pants.
-Stanford Football. Hah. HAHAHAHA. Haha. Ha. Actually, I feel bad for them and want them to be good enough to make the rivalry fun. It's so sad that their team couldn't draw a sell-out crowd to the grand opening over their tiny new stadium.
-College friends. Eric E. randomly flew up to Berkeley to come to the game this weekend. Kay met up with me, Eric, and Dan after for dinner. That was nice. It's been a while. I wouldn't be surprised if the next time a bunch of the college gang is together is at Erik and Lesley's wedding. All the more reason to celebrate, but here's hoping I see more of you more often and sooner than that. Or else Lauren will get even more bitter. ;-)
-My roommates. The house is in order. Alex and Chris are good people. Dan's still Dan. We're having fun. It'll be a good year, and I'll be sad to leave once it ends.
-City Planning. Yeah. I've been on this career track since I was in 7th grade. What if I get bored with telling people to widen sidewalks and add street trees? As graduation approaches, I've spent a lot of time pondering what type of job will really make me happy. City Planning is such a broad field, where do I fit in? Time will tell, I guess. I'm slightly less motivated than I used to be, but honestly, I still think that's a good thing.
-Social life. I try to have fun, and often succeed, but at the end of the night its tough and tiring to be single. Nuff' said.
-Spinach. Just when I started to like it....
-Project Runway. Kinda boring this season, but still a great way to waste time on Wednesday night if I'm not stuck in some late Downtown Berkeley meeting.
-Swimming. I went from being in the fastest lane to the slowest lane by moving up to the highest level of Swimming PE. But hey, it's keeping me in good shape. Nevertheless, the RSF and I need to get back in touch sometime soon.
-Facebook. That mini-feed was creepy. Privacy controls are good. But there are some people who didn't change their settings so now when I sign in I'm greeted with a detailed account of every move they've made in the past few days. Annoying. I don't want to know, but can't help reading it.
-House Party. When to have one?
-Halloween. What to do, what to do?
-Shopping. I need some new threads.
-Bed. When to go? How about right....now.
Goodnight.
Monday, September 04, 2006
In the Wake of the Week
Hello again, Monday.
The first week of classes and the long weekend have flown by. Classes were fine, but the combination of getting back into the habit of school while also working 19+ hours for the City of Bezerkeley was too much to handle. I'm glad I'm going down to 12 hours tops. And if the week was tough, the weekend didn't bring much relief.
I made my way to the Bear's Lair with dozens of other Cal fans pumped to finally see our #9 ranked Golden Bears in action. Everyone expected a close fought, exciting game. Instead what we saw was our ass handed to us on a big bright Tennessee-orange platter. Morgan, Dan, and the City Planners with season tickets watched in disbelief as Tennessee dismantled California. My parents, who drove up to Berkeley to watch the game, made the wise choice of leaving after Tennessee's first couple of touchdowns.
It was a nasty and brutal beating on the biggest stage that Cal has ever played on in most people's lifetimes. It made our fans look foolish for even daring to hope to see the team rise to national prominence and it made the Pac10 look weak. Now, even if we blow through the Pac10 conference and win every game, the pundits will just say it was because it's an easy conference. Ugh, they might be right. And that's what sucks the most.
BUT, my ring tone is still set to play Big C, I'll still cheer for the Bears when they play Minnesota at home next week, and hope springs eternal for that magical Rose Bowl bid. Ah, the life of a Cal fan is so trying.
After picking up the pieces of my shattered blue and gold heart, I tried to make the best of the rest of the weekend. I took full advantage of 24-hour BART on Friday (friend's art gallery showing), Saturday (clubbing), and Sunday (Ian's birthday party in the Mission) . Each night had it's memorable moments, but nothing fantastic. The 24-Hour BART was not as fun as it was last time. The whole weekend has pretty much left me just as exhausted as the week did.
On the bright side, I have a feeling this week and weekend will go a lot better. My classes seem to be a good mix and I'm actually looking forward to delving in to some of my assignments. And even if school wears me out, before I know it, Thursday will roll in, happy hours will be happening, parties on Friday, and Cal football will return to Memorial Stadium. Even if the game's a stinker, it'll be fun to take a new crop of people to their first game. And boy, am I'm eager to see some action on the field. In more ways than one. ;-)
The first week of classes and the long weekend have flown by. Classes were fine, but the combination of getting back into the habit of school while also working 19+ hours for the City of Bezerkeley was too much to handle. I'm glad I'm going down to 12 hours tops. And if the week was tough, the weekend didn't bring much relief.
I made my way to the Bear's Lair with dozens of other Cal fans pumped to finally see our #9 ranked Golden Bears in action. Everyone expected a close fought, exciting game. Instead what we saw was our ass handed to us on a big bright Tennessee-orange platter. Morgan, Dan, and the City Planners with season tickets watched in disbelief as Tennessee dismantled California. My parents, who drove up to Berkeley to watch the game, made the wise choice of leaving after Tennessee's first couple of touchdowns.
It was a nasty and brutal beating on the biggest stage that Cal has ever played on in most people's lifetimes. It made our fans look foolish for even daring to hope to see the team rise to national prominence and it made the Pac10 look weak. Now, even if we blow through the Pac10 conference and win every game, the pundits will just say it was because it's an easy conference. Ugh, they might be right. And that's what sucks the most.
BUT, my ring tone is still set to play Big C, I'll still cheer for the Bears when they play Minnesota at home next week, and hope springs eternal for that magical Rose Bowl bid. Ah, the life of a Cal fan is so trying.
After picking up the pieces of my shattered blue and gold heart, I tried to make the best of the rest of the weekend. I took full advantage of 24-hour BART on Friday (friend's art gallery showing), Saturday (clubbing), and Sunday (Ian's birthday party in the Mission) . Each night had it's memorable moments, but nothing fantastic. The 24-Hour BART was not as fun as it was last time. The whole weekend has pretty much left me just as exhausted as the week did.
On the bright side, I have a feeling this week and weekend will go a lot better. My classes seem to be a good mix and I'm actually looking forward to delving in to some of my assignments. And even if school wears me out, before I know it, Thursday will roll in, happy hours will be happening, parties on Friday, and Cal football will return to Memorial Stadium. Even if the game's a stinker, it'll be fun to take a new crop of people to their first game. And boy, am I'm eager to see some action on the field. In more ways than one. ;-)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
I'm Saving the World
Profound message from Lauren:
l p r o f e i t: you know what i realized today? that every time you and i start a new phase of school, a national disaster occurs. we started undergrad, and we had 9/11. we started grad school, and we had hurricane katrina. i'm thinking you and i should stop here. it's in the best interests of the country.
Auto response from Nap98: wooowheee:
9:30 - 11: CP113
11-3: Work
3-4: Swimming
4-6: Rest
6-9: Seminar
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...the world can rest easy, unless we ever get our PHDs
l p r o f e i t: you know what i realized today? that every time you and i start a new phase of school, a national disaster occurs. we started undergrad, and we had 9/11. we started grad school, and we had hurricane katrina. i'm thinking you and i should stop here. it's in the best interests of the country.
Auto response from Nap98: wooowheee:
9:30 - 11: CP113
11-3: Work
3-4: Swimming
4-6: Rest
6-9: Seminar
```````````````````````````````
...the world can rest easy, unless we ever get our PHDs
Sunday, August 27, 2006
OskiWOWOW!
l p r o f e i t: yay!! SIX days!!
Auto response from Nap98: 6 days, and counting. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas.
l p r o f e i t: but instead of santa, it's tedford that we want to give us presents
....so exciting.
Auto response from Nap98: 6 days, and counting. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas.
l p r o f e i t: but instead of santa, it's tedford that we want to give us presents
....so exciting.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Done Jumping Around, Back in Town
With the exception of 2.5 days back in Berkeley to put in some work hours last week, I've pretty much been out of town and traveling non-stop since the end of July. Finally back at home, tired but happy. Lot's to write here, a few cool photos and plenty of great memories to share, but they'll have to wait a bit.I'll just briefly say that visiting Lauren Rath and co. in Minnesota was awesome.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Uneventful
Not much has happened since I last wrote in this blog.
I went to the beach a couple times...
I went to San Francisco more than a couple times....
Kat and BJ got engaged...
Erik and Lesley got engaged. ...
I was asked to be Erik's best man..
My book was published, and I walked into Books Inc. in Downtown Mountain View and there it is in a special stand right next to the register....
Yeah, life's pretty uneventful right now ;-)
I went to the beach a couple times...
I went to San Francisco more than a couple times....
Kat and BJ got engaged...
Erik and Lesley got engaged. ...
I was asked to be Erik's best man..
My book was published, and I walked into Books Inc. in Downtown Mountain View and there it is in a special stand right next to the register....
Yeah, life's pretty uneventful right now ;-)
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
All Day Music
Summer.
It feels refreshing, and new.
I don't feel lazy. I don't feel lethargic. I also don't feel over-worked. Somehow, I think I struck a balance. Be warned, this post is going to be disgustingly positive....but perhaps a welcome change from some previous posts I suppose.
I keep having these little moments where everything seems right in the world. I love it.
-Relaxing in a hammock back in Mountain View, with the sun filtering through our fruitless mulberry trees, bright blue skies above, Snickers running around the yard, a slight breeze swinging me back and forth, and the sound of Mexican music drifting from my grandparents' house next door.
-Drinking a glass of wine on Jacob's balcony, chatting with friends. Listening and watching the street life on Euclid Avenue pass by from behind his blinds.
-Reading. For fun! Just plopping down on the grass next to a Redwood tree in Willard Park, reading the Kiterunner while Chris Atwood reads and enjoys an It's-It Ice-Cream I had been saving for him (his first one ever).
-Driving down to LA with Dan, meeting up with everyone I wanted to meet, seeing everything I wanted to see. Swimming in the ocean down in Carlsbad and just feeling so happy and smiling and laughing so much because it'd been so long since I'd actually swam in ocean water, it took me back to childhood days of body surfing and boogie boarding.
-Getting an excited call from my Mom, saying that she's decided that my Mountain View book party will have a "fiesta" theme. Loving my Mom for getting all excited about the book, and the party, and being as cheesy as I am sometimes.
-Spending time with Matt, Kim, and Melissa last week. Matt and Kim especially, because every time I see them or receive comments, notes, or emails from them and my other high school folks, I'm reminded how lucky I am to have made and kept such a great group of friends for so long.
-Seeing Lauren Rath for the first time in nearly a year, and spending the day with her and her boyfriend in San Francisco on Monday. A year had passed since we last saw each other, and her return confirmed what I always thought to be true...Lauren is the special type of friend that you can just fall back into a pattern of friendship with, no matter how long it's been since you've seen or talked to each other. You just see each other and are so excited to be in each others company. I'm so happy to have that.
And now, I also have a few things to keep my fingers crossed about, and things to look forward to. The Summer is just beginning.
It feels refreshing, and new.
I don't feel lazy. I don't feel lethargic. I also don't feel over-worked. Somehow, I think I struck a balance. Be warned, this post is going to be disgustingly positive....but perhaps a welcome change from some previous posts I suppose.
I keep having these little moments where everything seems right in the world. I love it.
-Relaxing in a hammock back in Mountain View, with the sun filtering through our fruitless mulberry trees, bright blue skies above, Snickers running around the yard, a slight breeze swinging me back and forth, and the sound of Mexican music drifting from my grandparents' house next door.
-Drinking a glass of wine on Jacob's balcony, chatting with friends. Listening and watching the street life on Euclid Avenue pass by from behind his blinds.
-Reading. For fun! Just plopping down on the grass next to a Redwood tree in Willard Park, reading the Kiterunner while Chris Atwood reads and enjoys an It's-It Ice-Cream I had been saving for him (his first one ever).
-Driving down to LA with Dan, meeting up with everyone I wanted to meet, seeing everything I wanted to see. Swimming in the ocean down in Carlsbad and just feeling so happy and smiling and laughing so much because it'd been so long since I'd actually swam in ocean water, it took me back to childhood days of body surfing and boogie boarding.
-Getting an excited call from my Mom, saying that she's decided that my Mountain View book party will have a "fiesta" theme. Loving my Mom for getting all excited about the book, and the party, and being as cheesy as I am sometimes.
-Spending time with Matt, Kim, and Melissa last week. Matt and Kim especially, because every time I see them or receive comments, notes, or emails from them and my other high school folks, I'm reminded how lucky I am to have made and kept such a great group of friends for so long.
-Seeing Lauren Rath for the first time in nearly a year, and spending the day with her and her boyfriend in San Francisco on Monday. A year had passed since we last saw each other, and her return confirmed what I always thought to be true...Lauren is the special type of friend that you can just fall back into a pattern of friendship with, no matter how long it's been since you've seen or talked to each other. You just see each other and are so excited to be in each others company. I'm so happy to have that.
And now, I also have a few things to keep my fingers crossed about, and things to look forward to. The Summer is just beginning.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Random Thoughts
I'm sitting here on my bed with a slight allergy-induced headache and a copy of Microserfs by Douglas Coupland. I was supposed to read the book two days ago for my planning dept's book club. When the book gets boring, I stare at this screen, checking if someone worth chatting with has signed on to AIM. Or, I glance over at my cell to see if anyone called our texted.
Nope.
Alice 97.3 is playing the background. Currently a Dave Matthews song. Commercials keep reminding me that the station is hosting a big free concert in Golden Gate Park on Saturday that I'm going to miss because I'll be in a car somewhere in Southern California with Dan. Lauren and Jen (and I'm guessing Matt and Kim) are all going. I'm sad I'm missing out even though I'm looking forward to seeing the Socal undergrad gang. The prospect of being in the car for half the weekend is a downer. I wish we could leave earlier, I don't have any plans for tomorrow, but Dan won't get off work until 5pm.
Right now though, I need to figure out what to do with my evening. Haven't had dinner. Don't have anyone to eat dinner with. Don't want to "cook." What else is new?
I could go to happy hour at The Graduate with some of the first year planners, but beer and talk about politics and suburbia doesn't sound that appleaing at the moment. Dan's over in the living room, watching the NBA finals. I was shocked to find out that they're still playing basketball. In my silly world, basketball season ended with March madness.
Anyone I'd actually feel compelled to call to spend time with, is not around at the moment.
So I'm left to ponder my life. Ponder ponder ponder. And all that makes me want to do is
*sigh*
Nope.
Alice 97.3 is playing the background. Currently a Dave Matthews song. Commercials keep reminding me that the station is hosting a big free concert in Golden Gate Park on Saturday that I'm going to miss because I'll be in a car somewhere in Southern California with Dan. Lauren and Jen (and I'm guessing Matt and Kim) are all going. I'm sad I'm missing out even though I'm looking forward to seeing the Socal undergrad gang. The prospect of being in the car for half the weekend is a downer. I wish we could leave earlier, I don't have any plans for tomorrow, but Dan won't get off work until 5pm.
Right now though, I need to figure out what to do with my evening. Haven't had dinner. Don't have anyone to eat dinner with. Don't want to "cook." What else is new?
I could go to happy hour at The Graduate with some of the first year planners, but beer and talk about politics and suburbia doesn't sound that appleaing at the moment. Dan's over in the living room, watching the NBA finals. I was shocked to find out that they're still playing basketball. In my silly world, basketball season ended with March madness.
Anyone I'd actually feel compelled to call to spend time with, is not around at the moment.
So I'm left to ponder my life. Ponder ponder ponder. And all that makes me want to do is
*sigh*
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Mass Transit
I just want to say that 24 hour BART from the City to the East Bay is a beautiful, life-affirming, community-building activity. And it's a damn shame that it only happens when the Bay Bridge is closed for construction. Yep!
Saturday, June 03, 2006
When the Going Gets Tough...
I'm all about silly traditions, and one tradition in this blog is that whenever there's a blip in my life a lyric from Jimmy usually gets posted on here.
They've yet to write a song to fit well with the mood I'm in right now.
They've yet to write a song to fit well with the mood I'm in right now.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Comings & Goings
I am perhaps too tired, and the work load of this semester is not quite over enough for me to write this post. But the moment will soon pass, and then I won't want to write it, so I'll give it a go.
It's quite boggling to think it's been a year since I was, literally, a few doors away from this very house I'm living in now, walking around Southside with Lauren, Ryan, Shanna, and Steph partying at my friend Liz and Paul's house and then hitting up every bar on Southside to celebrate our last day of classes at Cal (as undergrads, in my special case).
It was the night Lauren and I both remember for being scared we might get arrested. The cops were checking in on Liz and Paul's party so we walked around the corner and waited it out. One of them found us because Shanna had fallen onto the sidewalk and was just laying there. Nothing was wrong, she just wanted a rest. The cop came out of the car to ask us if we knew where we were going. He was just checking up on us, but me, Lauren, and Shanna all thought we were about to get arrested for being drunk in public (haha). Shanna quickly got up, we told him we were going to Northside and Lauren I think repeated our address 2 or 3 times *just* so he'd know for sure we knew where we were going.
We didn't go home. We went back to the party. Then we went to Henry's and partied with the other seniors until last call, drinking cheap Long Islands.
Special times.
And boom. It's already a year later. I was in studio till 1:00am tonight, and on my walk home I saw groups of students, much like us a year ago, wandering around being stupid on Southside. The sound of parties drifted out from numerous apartments and houses the entire walk home, and in the windows you could see groups of friends hanging out and talking.
People are constantly coming and going from this town. It's always in flux. Entire communities and networks of friends are constantly forming and breaking up every year. It's pretty amazing and more than a little bittersweet. It's like life, but condensed.
It's quite boggling to think it's been a year since I was, literally, a few doors away from this very house I'm living in now, walking around Southside with Lauren, Ryan, Shanna, and Steph partying at my friend Liz and Paul's house and then hitting up every bar on Southside to celebrate our last day of classes at Cal (as undergrads, in my special case).
It was the night Lauren and I both remember for being scared we might get arrested. The cops were checking in on Liz and Paul's party so we walked around the corner and waited it out. One of them found us because Shanna had fallen onto the sidewalk and was just laying there. Nothing was wrong, she just wanted a rest. The cop came out of the car to ask us if we knew where we were going. He was just checking up on us, but me, Lauren, and Shanna all thought we were about to get arrested for being drunk in public (haha). Shanna quickly got up, we told him we were going to Northside and Lauren I think repeated our address 2 or 3 times *just* so he'd know for sure we knew where we were going.
We didn't go home. We went back to the party. Then we went to Henry's and partied with the other seniors until last call, drinking cheap Long Islands.
Special times.
And boom. It's already a year later. I was in studio till 1:00am tonight, and on my walk home I saw groups of students, much like us a year ago, wandering around being stupid on Southside. The sound of parties drifted out from numerous apartments and houses the entire walk home, and in the windows you could see groups of friends hanging out and talking.
People are constantly coming and going from this town. It's always in flux. Entire communities and networks of friends are constantly forming and breaking up every year. It's pretty amazing and more than a little bittersweet. It's like life, but condensed.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Todos Somos Una Voz
I feel bad that I did not, in any way support the events which occurred yesterday across the country. I even bought lunch and dinner after meaning to support the boycott. I'm a bad, bad, half-Latino.
I would have very much liked to have been here with some of my family, packing the Civic Center Plaza in Downtown Mountain View:
Credit: Steve Parkinson
I love this photo. I can, from now on, use it as a tool to describe how Mountain View is different than say, Palo Alto, or Sunnyvale, or Los Altos. Something like this just wouldn't happen in those other cities, and it's quite a remarkable assemblage of people for a city of only 70,000.
I would have very much liked to have been here with some of my family, packing the Civic Center Plaza in Downtown Mountain View:
Credit: Steve Parkinson I love this photo. I can, from now on, use it as a tool to describe how Mountain View is different than say, Palo Alto, or Sunnyvale, or Los Altos. Something like this just wouldn't happen in those other cities, and it's quite a remarkable assemblage of people for a city of only 70,000.
I often joke about how un-Latino I am, especially after failing miserably when it comes to dancing at club's Latin nights. Deep down, I feel a certain degree of disconnection on a lot of levels: I'm mixed, I don't speak Spanish, I'm a third-generation native, and my socio-economic background is different from the vast majority of the people out there protesting yesterday.
But at the same time, I do feel connected. Half of my family can trace its roots here to my great-grandparents crossing the Rio Grande during the Mexican Revolution. I know my family's history well, and I know that we're not very far removed from the people that will be impacted by new immigration legislation.
I'm truly amazed by what is happening and very hopeful about the long-term outcome of such a widespread and peaceful movement. I've spent the afternoon watching videos and photos from the various protests, especially San Jose's...where between 50,000 and 100,000 people marched down Alum Rock/Santa Clara Street into Downtown San Jose. There's a lot of joy there, a lot of hope. A bunch of e-mails went out to my family's list about the rallies happening in San Jose and Mountain View and who was attending which. I'm proud that some of my family members were able to represent us at both rallies.
Es hora de reconocer que
Todos somos una voz
Abraza el concepto
Venimos de las misma voz.
It is the hour of recognizing
That we are all one voice
Embrance the concept
We come from the same voice.
[migra - santana]
Long Day, Funny Article
I got up at 8:00. I was in class by 9:00am. I was either at work, working, or in class until 12:45am.
Gah!
Anyhow, for those of you who are/were a fan of the OC, this is a funny article:
Excerpt:
-Contra Costa Times
Gah!
Anyhow, for those of you who are/were a fan of the OC, this is a funny article:
Latest 'O.C.' drama revolves around UC
Excerpt:"LAST WEEK'S episode of television's uber-trendy "The O.C." was greeted by derisive laughter as tens of thousands of California teenagers and UC Berkeley grads watched Marissa Cooper stroll the Cal campus as a newly admitted freshman-to-be.
OK, it wasn't actually Cal, but how, they asked themselves, could Cal admit the gorgeous young drama queen, even fictitiously? Like, did she even go to class?
"As a Berkeley rejectee myself," one irate viewer said in a posting on the TelevisionWithoutPity.com discussion boards, "it just sucks seeing that Marissa got into Berkeley and I didn't."-Contra Costa Times
Sunday, April 30, 2006
But I Still
I went to a club on Thursday. I drove to Monterey and Santa Cruz and Downtown San Jose on Friday. I watched Rent on Friday night. I saw Leo and Vivian for the first time in nearly a year and had dinner with Leo on Saturday, and on Saturday night I went to two parties. On Sunday, I got a lot of work done and ended the night as usual, watching Desperate Housewives and Gray's Anatomy with Morgan.
It was a good weekend. There was lots of fun, lots of traveling, lots of good times with friends both old and (relatively) new.
But on the drive home from Morgan's (I have my car here until Thursday) U2's song, "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" came on the radio.
....
Thanks for rubbing it in, radio.
It was a good weekend. There was lots of fun, lots of traveling, lots of good times with friends both old and (relatively) new.
But on the drive home from Morgan's (I have my car here until Thursday) U2's song, "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" came on the radio.
....
Thanks for rubbing it in, radio.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
A Brief Ode to the Gang
Can I just say, I love these guys*
Wherever they are feels like home. This time it was Sacramento, in Matt and Kim's new apartment. It's awesome to have those two back from their year in Hawaii.
Jamie (green shirt) is leaving this week to spend more than a year in New Zealand. Her blog is full of jumbled but often brilliant thoughts about what that means, or doesn't mean, or something ;-)
All I can say is this, since that great summer after high school, we've each gone our separate ways. We've gone to Hawaii, to Indiana, to Ireland, and to certain parts of San Francisco some of us had never set foot in before ;-). We've made amazing new friends. We've changed more than I think any of us can fully realize. But each time we're apart, we come back to find that our friendships are even stronger than they were before.
So on that note, Bon Voyage Jamie, I hope you truly enjoy this leg of your great journey. And I look forward to your return.
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*Jen (and Martin and Dustin if you ever read this) are included in this.
**Preemptive Disclaimer: Don't be jealous Lauren Profeit. I love you too.
As for the rest of you, please pardon the cheesy sentimentality of this post. Thanks.
Jamie (green shirt) is leaving this week to spend more than a year in New Zealand. Her blog is full of jumbled but often brilliant thoughts about what that means, or doesn't mean, or something ;-)
All I can say is this, since that great summer after high school, we've each gone our separate ways. We've gone to Hawaii, to Indiana, to Ireland, and to certain parts of San Francisco some of us had never set foot in before ;-). We've made amazing new friends. We've changed more than I think any of us can fully realize. But each time we're apart, we come back to find that our friendships are even stronger than they were before.
So on that note, Bon Voyage Jamie, I hope you truly enjoy this leg of your great journey. And I look forward to your return.
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*Jen (and Martin and Dustin if you ever read this) are included in this.
**Preemptive Disclaimer: Don't be jealous Lauren Profeit. I love you too.
As for the rest of you, please pardon the cheesy sentimentality of this post. Thanks.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Almost Honest
I had a great time last weekend in Sacramento celebrating Kim's birthday with the high school gang. The ride there was a lot of fun too. Jamie and I really had a nice talk/singing session (her radio/cd player is broken so we were forced to entertain ourselves.)
One song we're both really into at the moment is Almost Honest by Josh Kelley. It's really an awesome song. AND guess what! You can download the San Francisco version for free here.
Enjoy.
One song we're both really into at the moment is Almost Honest by Josh Kelley. It's really an awesome song. AND guess what! You can download the San Francisco version for free here.
Enjoy.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
My new catch-all response
Nap98: someone threw a sirenge at barry bonds
destroy364: syringe, nick
Nap98: i'm an author bitch
destroy364: syringe, nick
Nap98: i'm an author bitch