Rainy days

Joe and I went to out to dinner tonight. I bought bubble teas for us to drink while walking, and Joe tells me that the last time he had one was exactly one year ago: the day we went to NYC with Kevin and Stacey while we were depressed over the sad state of our respective relationships.

Quite a coincidence to be sharing bubble teas one year later, and we're fine now.

I bought tickets to San Francisco! So happy!!

Not a smart thing to do...

It is not a good idea to chew potato chips and then jump on your bed while you have a wisdom tooth coming in..... ouch.

By the way, Josh watched Spirited Away.

I was Spirited Away

So on Friday, I went on my quest to obtain Spirited Away on DVD, but when I got to Best Buy, the display was empty! Josh thought it was funny because he hates anime and would rather die before watching any of it. But I got an employee and he told me that they were bringing out more (to spite Josh). And I'm so thankful that they left the original English subtitles intact instead of just throwing the English dubbing captions along with the Japanese track. I'm so happy. I watched the end of the movie three times already and it always makes me cry.

Now Josh refuses to watch it ever. What a baby.

Things my mall is missing

1. A Sephora
2. A Cheesecake Factory (one without insane wait times please)
3. A Morning Glory

I would like these things this summer please, so I can spend my hard earned money.

No more school

I'm sick, it's beautiful outside, and I don't want to go to any more classes.

However, I can't escape from my work because I now have a group project to work on tonight right after my last class of the day. I can't even stay up late because I have to get more sleep (because of said sickness) and I have second period tomorrow. That means bedtime before midnight :(

Compare and Contrast

I had the pleasure of viewing a documentary on Maya Lin, the architectural artist who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. today in my Vietnam Legacy class. The class is from 9:50 a.m. to 12:50 p.m., and it's sometimes hard to get into the material when I'm still drowsy, but this documentary gripped me and made me truly admire this woman. At the age of 21, she designed that incredible monument to the Vietnam Veterans... To me, the concept behind the design falls nothing short of pure genius. I heard and watched her speak when her design was being protested, and she spoke with such intelligence and maturity.... It made me want to cry, and at the same time, it made me look at myself and compare what she accomplished at that age to my accomplishments.

Some people will make comparisons with basketball players, who from high school graduation, go into the NBA and receive 60 million dollar contracts. When that was brought up at the table today, someone said, "Don't talk about that, it makes me want to kill myself." However, I don't think comparing yourself to a 17 year old who can shoot hoops is on the same scale as Maya Lin. She created something so touching and respectful, when the people she was doing it for were criticizing her for it, and stood strong and steadfast by her vision with remarkable grace.

We should all look at these things with some more perspective and stop feeling so bad when we look at the 17 year old who'll be offered that 60 million dollar contract. Who knows what he'll get himself into....

Winding down

Last night, Josh was registering for his classes, and Jeff asked him what I was registering for. Josh told him that I didn't have to because this is my last semester. It's coming to an end, and there are things I'll miss and things I definitely will not miss.

Summer plans are still indefinite although I'm closing in on the job at the golf club. If I get that job, the trip to San Fran is on, but it all hangs on Josh then. He's still iffy on where he's working, so all the pressure's on him. I'm gnawing on my fingernails because the organizer in me wants to start planning the trip already!

Lost time

I went to the mall on Friday night, a big mistake. I don't know if it's because I'm getting old, but it seems like there are more and more mallrats these days. I was in the mall for less than 45 minutes and I saw 10 year old posers, either dressed up as goths, punks (carrying skateboards that had no wheels - maybe they just bought them with mommy and daddy's money), or "cool" kids with their brand name clothing and "bling-bling." I think mall security rivals the police force of my home town at this point. The funny thing is: they don't go to the mall to buy things. They clump up in these huge groups, blocking mall patron traffic - I assume this is "cool."

I went to the bathroom early this morning around 4:08, when I went back to my room, my clock said that it was 4:24. I was not gone that long. Maybe I was abducted by aliens. Maybe I was that sleepy.

Also, curses to Daylight Savings Time. I've lost a precious hour of time to study, not that I'm actually studying since I'm procrastinating by blogging. Wow, that sounds like a crime or psychological/medical condition: procrastinating by blogging.

Anime-ted

Yesterday, I was having this interesting conversation with Josh about certain people we know and how their behavior confirms our belief that the "asian" asians act like characters in an anime. You know, one of those bubbly animes where everything is comical and words come out a mile a minute. We find that the more "white" an asian is, the more serious and less anime-ish that person is.