Wankstah.

Paint my life away.

For my Art Appreciation class, my professor decided that he wants us all to hand in an art project because he feels we should indulge in art-making in order to increase our appreciation for art. I agree! The project is due in about 2 weeks, so I finally went to Michael's today to buy some art supplies: a pack of 10 brushes, 5 tubes of oil-based paint (primary colors along with black and white), a tray to mix my colors in, and a 3-pack of canvases already primed with gesso. One canvas will be for my art project, which I already have an idea of what I want my piece to look like, and I can use the extra 2 for whenever I feel inspired.

I know I mentioned a while ago how I wanted to tap more into my creative side, so I'm glad my art class is able to be the kick-off point. Walking through Michael's, I immediately wanted to do this, that, and this- paint, scrapbook, oil pastels, etc.

One thing at a time, one thing at a time.

Lighthouse - Hope.

I know it's your love that saved me
Cuz I was lost, somehow driftin' away
Was almost gone, you brought me to life again

Windy

Inara done by wind

Cool, kid

Inara L. Coolio

Funkadelic

Don Inara King, Queen of Trolls.

Every cloud has a silver lining...

But I can't seem to find the silver lining to these cumulonimbus clouds which have seemed to set a curse on these past couple of weeks. It's so hard to keep moving forward on a positive note when my whole world continues to crash and burn right in front of me, and all I can do is sit on the sidelines and watch helplessly. Everything that has happened this past month, this past year, has taken such a huge toll on me, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I'm trying so hard to maintain a tight grip on my sanity, but my efforts are useless.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

For a whole month, I have been successful in not touching the money I won from playing bingo- with the exception of buying food, gas, etc. I wish I could say the same for the birthday money I received, but everything was dissolved in a matter of a week, again thanks to food. However, I couldn't stop myself from purchasing a new game for my DSi today. I've been done with Rhythm Heaven for a while, and as much fun as it would be to play all the mini-games, I'd much rather have a new one. And yeah, I still haven't finished playing Super Paper Mario or Super Mario Galaxy... but whatever! No buyer's remorse here!

Anyways- so here's something new to keep me preoccupied (like I'm not already jammed with x-amount of papers, tests, etc.). I wonder how long it'll take me to finish the game!? We shall see...

My whole world's upside down.

This past week has been a little rough. October 23 was(is) my Tito Pidong's death anniversary, then on the 24th I lost my grandpa, Celestino Aroc. My mom left for the Philippines on Sunday the 25th, and I'm so sad that neither my dad, my sister, nor I were able to accompany her. Losing her father is already a tragic experience, and I hated that she had to go alone. Afterwards, it started feeling like everything else was falling out of place. It's so hard when my entire family- immediate and extended- is such a major part of my life, and then have to watch it crumble. Fall brought so much more than a mere change in temperature.

On top of everything, I really miss Stephen. We had been looking forward to spending time together this weekend, and unfortunately that won't be happening. When we initially planned for him to visit, it was to do all the things we normally do together- movie dates, be fatasses together, play bingo. But after this past week, I was looking forward to him coming because I simply need him.

Oh well. As hard and devastating as this week has been, I just need to be strong and keep my head up.

Yare, yare.

Worst essay ever. Okay, "research paper" is what it's called, but still.

Looks like it's going to be a long fight to the end of semester, forcing every step along the way. But, I want to change, you know? I want to actually read my chapters, and do my homework, out right. My motivation, well, I have none. And sadly, I have no time to look for it. It's run away and doing it's own business, while my laze and lack of interest come crashing in.

They say tomorrow is a new day, and tomorrow is my new day. I've decided to dedicate tonight to saying good-bye to old habit, and tomorrow to grow into what I want to be. Even if everyday I have to write up a to-do list, I don't care. I'll do it. Even if I have to mess with my own mind with lines like "You can't call Her until you've finished your notes", I'll do it. I want to get back in shape, both physically and mentally.

Tomorrow, another day.

Half-assed, dude.

Dear World,

Hi, it's me again. It's been a while, as usual; nothing's wrong with that. But today, I have a problem. Well, not necessarily today, it's ben going on a while, but today I'd like to talk about it. I'm worried, World. For some reason, the enthusiasm I had for school a month ago has disappeared; upright vanished. I noticed mainly today because I got the lowest test score I've gotten in college, sans nursing school (which is another matter, you were guaranteed to fail a test or two in nursing). And it made me sad, not because the material was simple, because I did so bad on the test that I went from an A- to a C+, and I've lost all chances at an A. Even if I perfect everything else here on out, I can only max out at a B+, due to the weight of the test. Last week should have been a sign, when I got a B on my AJ 101 exam, but I figured that it was a tad hard. Nevertheless, I'm worried. A month ago, I would sneak in a reading of a chapter here and there, I took notes, I paid full attention to class and read everything I needed. Now, however, I find myself taking the same shortcuts that "got me by" in high school, and I don't want to be doing that.

You see, in 2 weeks I will be applying to CSU Fresno. Now, while my grades in general are outstanding (withholding my now C in AJ 111, I still have straight As), it's the habit I fear. But I can't find the motivation, I can't find the urge. Maybe it's all too easy. Some may say I'm stupid, cause I can throw around 22 credits like it's nothing, that I'm foolish and just leading myself on. But that's far from true, as I have the numbers to back it up, for the most part. However, the lack of true challenge has some what disappeared: I've figured out how tests are done, I figured out how to pull off quizzes and weekly posts without reading every word, memorizing every little detail, and I hate that. To me, that's not true knowledge. It's indeed a very good tactic, but in the long run, does me no good, as the 30 minute retention of knowledge will get me, well, no where passed 30 minutes.

So, World, that's my life. I don't update much, I know, but I'll keep trying! Hopefully the next time I write to you again, I'll be doing much better in classes, and actually know what in the world I'm doing in each. Until then, until then.

- Stephen.

Busy Bee II

So much to do today in preparation for the weekend:

• Laundry


• Clean room- vacuum, clean dresser, etc.


• Quizzes for AJ 101 and 111


• Test for AJ 101


• French exam #2


• PHIL 101 Descartes posts


• Pack for the weekend


• Clean up the back yard / Trade in bottles and cans

Break's over. Time to clean!

Busy bee.

So much to do today in preparation for the weekend:

• Laundry


• Clean room- vacuum, windex mirrors, clean dresser, etc.


• Clean bathroom


• Read chapters 4 & 5 for ART160


• Read chapter 4 for PSY101


• Study chapters 1-5 for WMST275


• *Read and write summary for chapter 4 for WMST101


• *Read chapter 3 for PHIL102

Yup- gotta get everything taken care of so I can fully enjoy my birthday weekend!

Break's over. Gotta put another load in the washer/dryer and start on that homework.

Toodles, noodles.

Salamander Stephen and Celestine the Titania

A snapshot of Our Myspace.

He got me all addicted to one of his favorite comics, so that's where "Salamander" and "Titania" came from, ha. So technically, that would be a picture of Us.

Except my breasts are NOTHING like that, not even close. And I would clown on Him for wearing a vest with a scarf and no shirt.

K- back to studying -__-

MJ tribute.

All this Kanye, Lil Mama, and Lady Gaga's wardrobe aside, I'm kinda sad that I missed this amazing tribute to Michael Jackson. The performances were crazy, and Janet Jackson is baaaaad, you know it.

MTV Shows

"Hip-hop: 1; Country: 0"

Since I don't care much for the VMAs- and since I'd rather be watching the new episode of Drop Dead Diva- I was so confused when my Twitter timeline BLEW UP, talking about how "Kanye disrespected Taylor Swift" "Kanye West has gone crazy, again" yada yada yada. Still paying it no attention, I decided to do some FB browsing before I opened my textbooks back up. And that's when someone had posted the clip of Kanye getting on stage, totally interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.

LOL. Kanye is rude, but I love him. Taylor Swift- I love her, too- but she looked so SCARED. Beyonce's reaction was priceless. And I love how producers were like "Um, okay cut to the next award. Let's just pretend like nothing happened!"

And side note, I honestly believe that Amber Rose is what's ruining Kanye. IMO.

That is all. Back to studying. I expect everyone to cleverly say stuff like "Kanye, how could you be so heartless?" -__-

Babysitting while I'm sick

And this is what it looks like -__-
Like I have SARS.

And Inara's not too happy about it either.

"It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt."

You hear that old saying after being told that Johnny and Billy were innocently poking each other for fun until Billy accidentally jabbed Johnny in the eye, or how all the monkeys decided to jump on the bed and then all ended up with concussions. But it goes without saying that it can be applied in many other situations. For instance: How one sip completely shattered what was already broken, broken and so desperately trying to get pieced back together to its original state.

When I'm good, I'm so good; however, when I mess up, it's causes such colossal damage. It's as if last year just wasn't enough for me, like I'm suddenly insatiable once everything is right again, chaos must be had in order for me to be truly satisfied. And I guess misery really does love company, because as I'm falling and flailing out of control, I always manage to drag down every single innocent by-stander surrounding me. Every single time I'm handed a new slate, it's not too long before I completely smash it into millions of irreplaceable bits and pieces.

So now we're back at square one, and the age-old question still remains: Have I truly learned my lesson this time around? I always half-heartedly answer "Yes", but that obviously is not the case.

Facebook!

Today I finally gave in and reopened my Facebook account.

Mainly cause Riz Toni is an asshole, but that's besides the point.

At this point in time, I have a MySpace, a Twitter, a Tumblr, a Facebook and Blogspot. That, I believe, is far too much. Hell, I was fine with hardly updating anything when I only had a Tumblr and closed all my other accounts. Now it seems if I want to keep up with anyone in this world I need to reconnect.

Do you remember the time when everyone was on MSN or AIM and you could spend the entire night just chatting it up? I kind of miss that, cause leaving you a random comment isn't really working out. And why do I have both Facebook and Twitter? I can hardly tell the difference, outside of the crowd who I Facebook or Tweet to. Isn't that sad? I have to have multiple accounts across the internet to properly communicate. What happened to Hotmail, or Yahoo! or even AOL e-mail accounts? I can't tell you the last time I got a decent e-mail from anyone. Hell, the only e-mails I get now a days are from Nintendo, Amazon, E-bay, and Celestine; the last of which e-mails me because my phone is lame.

I'm more then fascinated with all this technology, I really am. But at the same time, I feel like that the faster the internet grows, so does the true distance between two people. I've often wondered what I miss most about Japan days, and it's more then likely the fact that I could see someone's face when talking with them (and the food, always the food).

Sure, life moves on, yadda yadda, philosophical words and deep thoughts. No amount of profoundness can make up for the gap that this generation was caused, intentional or not.

"Jesus told me to fix our healthcare."

Conan O'Brien: Bill Maher on President Obama's plan for our nation's healthcare.

Thanks, Rian, for aiding me in my quest to become up-to-date with current events :)

"President Obama is now my homeboy, too."

I admit that I didn't vote last year. To put it simply, I'm not big on politics and I didn't make the effort to become an educated voter. On election day, I only watched McCain's speech after the country watched the number of votes for Obama grow tremendously. I didn't watch the inauguration ceremony, and I rarely stay up-to-date with current events even though I should be aware of the decisions that are being made which ultimately affect me.

However, something caught my eye as I went to My Yahoo! to check my e-mail. The very first headline of Yahoo!'s featured articles was entitled Parents angry over Obama's speech: Some are outraged by the president's planned address to the nation's students next week. 'Excuse to brainwash'. As a student, I was curious to figure out what all the hub & kabub was about. I read the article and I watched the video which was included, and I am appalled as to how some parents are outraged by the President's upcoming speech.

From what I've read/heard so far, it seems to me that President Obama is doing what President Bush neglected to do: instead of simply providing a solution to our society's problems, he's trying to provide a solution to the source of our nation's problems.

With that said, I think it's time I start getting educated.

"Just can't seem to get over the way you hurt me."

It's no secret that whenever I'm bored at home I lurk around MySpace, looking for a survey to satisfy my needs. After doing so many, I feel like I have a default answer for all the repetitive questions. However, there's one question that comes and goes every now and then, beckoning me to give an elaborate answer.

The person who has hurt you the most, have they apologized?

My answer: No.

Ironically, before I had thought about writing this post, I originally wanted to write a post entitled "Resolutions that don't need a new year". One of the resolutions I had planned to be on the list were to let go. "Let go of what?" you may ask. Let go of all the negative feelings I encounter throughout the day; specifically, let go of the resentment I had built up over the years towards Her.

For as long as I can remember, She has been the source of a majority of my sadness. It's hard to shed a positive light on the life that I love so much when She consistently drains me, points out every single one of my flaws, makes a mockery of the progress that I make, and fills my head with so much negative energy. I know that I've fucked up a lot in the past, and in a way I've brought this upon myself, but isn't it time I've been forgiven? I know that She's been hurt countless times in the past for various reasons, but why do I have to be Her scapegoat? Instead of agonizing over our love-hate relationship, why can't I rejoice about having an amazing relationship with Her?

Yes, we have our good days, but we so often have our "I can't fucking believe Her!" days. Yes, we're closer than we were in the past, but are we truly all that close if I have to repress a lot of who I am because I'm so afraid of Her judgement? I love Her unconditionally, and I know She loves me like Her own, but a lot of the time it doesn't even feel like the love is genuinely there.

In response to the question above, I'm not looking for an apology; I want to know that we've grown. I want her to see me and treat me like the person I am today, the person that I'm working so hard to be, not who I was in the past.

8 months.

Superhuman - Chris Brown & Keri Hilson

I see through the me I used to be
You changed my whole life
Don't know what you're doing to me with your love
I'm feeling all superhuman, you did that to me

I know that many would view 8 months as an insignificant amount of time to celebrate in a relationship, but I treasure every single day with You, so I don't see anything wrong in showing my gratitude.

You already know, and I'd rather save all the mushy gushy for when we come to a year. But I just wanted to take the time to stop in my tracks and tell you how much I love you, Stephen.

Copan

Stephen here. I know, I don't post a lot. But that's okay.

I'm hoping our kid is this awesome.

Well, besides that whole "Dad is too cool to be around all the time" deal.

Momma, I got dreams.

But dreams don't keep the lights on.
(*Just a little Little Brother reference)

Anyways. About an hour ago, I had awoken from a nightmare. However, I had two other dreams before that, and one actually involved Yoko kids- something Aisa and I were posting on FB.

In the first dream, I was at one of the towers in Yokosuka- I always have dreams about the towers. I must have been getting ready or something, but then I start heading towards one of the parks because there was a barbeque going on. The only Yoko kids I actually remember being in my dream were Mari Wallace and.. I forget the other girl's name -__- Anyways. I sit down at one of the tables, and a bunch of people I don't know (or don't remember) were there sharing this fatty cigarette. So I ask them if I can join- I promise it was a cigarette in my dream, not a joint. After fumbling with the lighter and dropping it, they no longer wanted me to smoke with them.

That somehow turned into the next dream. I was watching Sunny Anderson from Food Network (Cooking For Real), except it was a completely different show.

And that somehow turned into one of those nightmares that give you goosebumps because it seems so real. I was lying in bed at night, lying on my side like I always do, and I see what looks like a cockroach antennae come from underneath my bed. Scared to death of cockroaches, I scream while closing my eyes, and I feel it grab hold of my arm and try to pull me under.

That's when I woke up with the chills at 5:30. I immediately called Stephen, who immediately fell back asleep and will probably read this confused because he won't remember at all- sorry, babe!

An hour and 20 minutes later, I feel my body yearning for more sleep but I can't fall back asleep. Not to mention, I also have the theme song from Married With Children stuck in my head. Don't ask. But that is what I will leave you with while I try to find something to do.



Good morning!

Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

Thanks to Stephen, I've been so hooked onto this manga. I just started reading it a couple days ago, and I'm almost all caught up, chapter 43 out of 58 (for now).

The story-line is really good, and it has a little bit of everything- comedy, action, and a little hint of unrequited love. Not to mention, I personally think the main girl (Adachi) reminds me of someone...

Back to reading!

iChat: Stephen and Inara

"Say I don't want it anymore."

Not Anymore - LeToya
Late pass on getting myself familiar with this song.

After listening to it, I was automatically set back into my "single days", days of dating one undeserving dude after another, wondering when the hell am I gonna finally meet someone who gave me the hope that gentlemen are still among us. I know that they always say "nice guys finish last", and unfortunately it's true because of all the assholes out there and all the girls in denial of being "that girl" who changed the bad boy for good. It takes a lot of courage for a female to release herself from the unhealthy containment of a dude that doesn't treat her good. When you're going from one bad relationship to another, you always hear that old cliché that you shouldn't settle for anything less than what you deserve, throw the bad fish out because there's plenty more in the sea, etc. But I understand that making that first step is the toughest. It's so hard to finally break that cycle. You go through withdrawals, or you lie to yourself that given a little bit more time he'll finally come around. You catch yourself thinking that if He sees how better off you are now, then he'll change and become that knight in shining armor you've been desperately searching for. Sad to say, but that day will NEVER come.

There's nothing more depressing than having to hear the tale of a girl who truly doesn't know her worth. Or even worse, she does in fact know her worth, yet she's succumbing herself to a guy who swoons her with sweet nothings. There's a reason why they're called "sweet nothings"- as sweet as they sound, they mean NOTHING.

I guess the reason why I'm so riled up tonight is because I spent a good 2 hours today listening to my two best friends talk about their current dating situations. Which brings me to another point: Has it been that long since I've been out of the dating scene, or has dudes' "game" gotten worse? Who "talks game" nowadays anyway? Fellahs, we are in a brand new era. Please leave all that "Hey ma, what's good? Where you stay? You gotta man? etc. etc." back in 2000, because it sure as hell didn't work back then neither!

Anyways. Point of the matter is that all this game playing needs to come to an end. Females need to stop messing around with these two dollar dudes, and guys need to recognize a good thing when he sees it. Point blank period.

Reblogged from: heartct

(Disregard the Tumblr reference in this post's title. I saw this image on Corina's blog)

Sushi, Serendipity, and Stutter.

Like I stated in an aforementioned post, I FINALLY got the chance to spend all day with my mains. The day started with an 8AM wake-up call from Stephen. Then Noe came over to pick me up around 10. We stayed in my room and played catch-up while Elsa was busy getting ready at her house.

After we were all cutsied up in our sundresses, me and Noe met up with Elsa at Bonsai Sushi. We ate SO MUCH!

• 2 spicy tuna rolls


• "Who's Your Daddy" roll


• Vegas Roll


• Avocado roll


• And a Yum Yum Roll, which wasn't so yum yum

We also got a little magic card trick from another customer. It's still blowing our minds!

After sushi, we had planned on strolling around Town Square for a little bit. However, we were driving down The Strip, were about to pass Caesar's Palace, and then decided that we wanted to try out Serendipity 3 because we were so enticed by the movie. Let me tell you- we were NOT disappointed. We only got two orders of dessert this time, but I want to go back and try out their food. If their food tastes as pleasing as their desserts, then I will be a frequent customer. The food is kinda pricey, but I believe it's so worth it. We shared a Black & White Sundae ($14.00) and fried Oreos ($4.50 for 3 Oreos).






Afterwards, Elsa had to go to a meeting at her church, so Noe and I went back to her house. We played with her adorable pitbull puppies (I want one!) and we both had a slice of Hawaiian pizza. Then at 8, Elsa came over and the 3 of us ended the day by going to a hip-hop dance class at Las Vegas Athletic Club. I love how gyms have these classes where you have so much fun and don't even know you're getting a pretty good work-out from it. Anyways, the routine we learned was so fun. After Noe and I turn 21 (because Elsa already is), we were joking around about going to club, requesting the song, and breaking out in routine right in the middle of the dance floor :)


I had such a great time spending time with my girls today. It was so fun to talk about our past, play catch-up on our present, and poke fun at the possibilities of the future. I'm gonna try to not be so much of a hermit crab and go back to enjoying their company, because I missed hanging out with them these past couple of months.

Camera phone videos

Me and Stephen were babysitting Inara, and she decided to drop a massive bomb and stink up my entire room.


And this is Stephen, getting all into playing Rhythm Heaven :)

You leave me breathless.

J. R. Aquino covers Shayne Ward's "Breathless".



Bored at home, playing catch-up with my subscriptions on YouTube and fell in love with this song :)

Bye bye, Vegas heat. Hello, California weather.

From Friday night until Sunday morning, my parents and I will be in Long Beach. Really short trip- we're really only going to be enjoying our time in California on Saturday because we won't arrive until around 10PM on Friday, and we're leaving early in the morning on Sunday- but ANY time out of Vegas is good enough for me.

Unfortunately, it also means that Stephen and I won't be spending as much time together as we'd both like. He has class on Saturday from 8-2 (I think), so he'll be arriving to my Uncle's birthday bash a little late- the reason why my parents and I are going to Cali this weekend.

Oh well. Beggars can't be choosers.

3 Flavors of Weird

While I'm in my own world doing this, that, and this, He decides to do.. I don't even know how to describe what He does when He thinks I'm not paying attention lol.

Girl Talk

From senior year of high school to present-day; from rolling deep to "it takes 3 to make a party"; from party hoppin' to kickbacks (aka the two of us drinking at her house with her brothers); from talking to each other all day long to 3AM emergency phone calls. Compared to most lifelong friendships, ours is relatively new but the bond is just as strong, if not stronger. For 3 years, we were attached at the hip, it was a two-for-one deal. However, lately it seems like we're always "too busy" for one another. We live less than 15 minutes apart, yet we're almost impossible to get each other on the phone for longer than 15 minutes. A lot of people may speculate that we're no longer friends or we're not as "tight" as we used to be. Although we may have grown into separate lives from one another, it'll never erase the fact that we'll always be apart each others' lives. The time spent together may have lessened, but that sure as hell didn't weaken our relationship. She's my "sister from another mister", my ride-or-die for life.

And I just wanted to yap about about it because we finally had a conversation for like 3 hours, and we plan to FINALLY get together (ever since May).

That is all :)

Babysitting.

What's in a name?

ATTENTION!

There's been a slight change in the url. Instead of the good old http://sellessteen.blogspot.com, it is now http://crabs0109.blogspot.com.

That is all :)

Stephen in Vegas: August Edition

After enduring what seemed to be the longest month ever, Stephen finally got a chance to come to Vegas for 5 days. Out of all his visits to Vegas, this has probably been the most we've done (and the most money we have spent).

Wednesday, Day 1 All we did was pretty much run errands. Went to my dental appointment, paid for my Fall tuition, grabbed some yogurt from Yogurtland, did some shopping at H&M, and then had pho for dinner.

Thursday, Day 2 After a couple more errands (my facial appointment and getting pictures developed) we grabbed an early dinner at Raising Cane's, and then the real fun started. After talking non-stop about Shark Week, I thought he'd enjoy a little trip to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. Afterwards, we went to the Coca-Cola World at MGM where we tried different coke brands from around the world- do NOT trust Beverly from Italy! Then we spent a good hour and a half at Gameworks, grabbed some ice cream nearby, and then headed back home. Yeah- the most time him and I have EVER spent on The Strip.





Friday, Day 3 Not as eventful as Day 2, but still enjoyable nonetheless. The day started off babysitting Inara. Personally, I think that's his favorite part of coming to Vegas. Afterwards we grabbed an early dinner at Ichiza, went to watch Julie & Julia, grabbed yogurt again from Yogurtland, and then headed back home.




Saturday, Day 4 The day I've been waiting for! Grabbed lunch at Sammy's Dog House (aka Fatty Paradise), he watched Inara while I was a victim of the itis, and then we got ready to watch Blue Man Group at the Venetian. The show was so good! We sat front-row in the "red poncho" section. I thought we were going to get sprayed with paint, but only Stephen got his laces sprayed with "twinkie". Nevertheless, it was a good show. Comedy and music, good times. After the show we grabbed a barbeque chicken pizza and red velvet cake from the Grand Lux Cafe and then headed home.






Sunday, Day 5 It wasn't even a full day spent together. We grabbed breakfast from Einstein's, and then he left. Our last day together is always the hardest day. As much fun as we had together, I always feel so shattered on our last day.

Neglect.

A day short of a month later. I know I said I was ditching Tumblr to rejoin Blogspot, but there's something about Tumblr that makes it so easy to post so many random things throughout the day; things that I couldn't bear posting on my Blogspot because.. I don't know?

Anyways. Something quick to say that after being apart for a month (which felt like an eternity), Stephen is finally coming back to visit me here in Vegas. It's only going to be a 5-day trip, but beggars can't be choosers. I can't stress enough how much strain the distance is putting on our relationship, but we both know it'll be worth it in the end.

Blah blah blah, no violins needed here, ha. Just decided I'd update with an entry because I'm excited that he's going to be here soon. He just called saying he's in Baker, so hopefully there won't be any bad traffic and he'll be here in about an hour and half.

Later, kiddos!
I REALLY am gonna try blogging here more often. Really, really.

Stephen's weekend in Vegas.

• Tried out the pho restaurant by my house (Jenni Pho... lol)
  
• Watched Ice Age 3 in 3D
  
• Introduced Him to Raising Cane's
  
• Went to Mt. Charleston and bought another set of temporary rings
  
• Helped me with Super Paper Mario- 9 months down the drain!
  
• Finally played Mario Kart together, and not over the phone
  
• Played Rhythm Heaven on the DSi He bought me :)
  
• Went to Uncle Ted's house for 4th of July and watched the fireworks at Texas Station
  
• And a whole lot of QT :)
  

And now He's on His way back to Cali. And now it's back to life, back to reality without Him here :(

Mental Break

Somedays I give myself far too much credit for what some have considered my "genius."

So I'm sitting here taking a break from 5 chapters of Sociology work...and I don't remember a damned thing. But when I take that test at 6? Best believe I'll remember almost everything word for word. It's sad, really. I know people who study thier asses off every day and take the most bombidiggity notes I've ever seen...and I do nothing but cram sessions a few hours before hand.

My inner nerd is not happy with this, but it's satisfied with the grades I get nonetheless. Sigh, I know some who read this will say "Well, shit, I wish I could do that." And...it's not all that great, really. I wish I had the mental aptitude to sit my ass down for a few hours everyday and get know the material, rather then sitting a round for many hours in one day garnering enough knowledge to rehash and vomit up the answer in a choice of A B C or D methods.

I'm not sure the point of this...besides the fact that I'm pretty bored, and not in the mood to do another round reading. Oh well, rambling on now, so...see ya!

Baby girl.

I can't believe it's already been a month since she's been born. I can't believe that she actually came out of MY sister! It's so crazy how different she looks from the day she came home from the hospital. Pretty soon she'll be crawling, walking, talking, and then asking me to take her to get her navel pierced!