the night before turkey
why have my blogs been few and far between? well, for one, i have been really busy...haha...i always say that...but it's true. this past week has been the busiest i have been this whole quarter. the main thing that happened was APSA high school conference. since i was programming co-chair w/ Aldrin (haha aldrin...there i plugged your site), we were up late on wednesday and thursday trying to finish the program on time. then i took the program to the printer's bright and early on friday morning...so that they could get it done in time for the work party that night. so after that i went to work (note to the reader...since i started talkin bout my week, im prolly gonna talk about the rest of my week up to now, so skip to the end if u dont wanna read it). they finaly put me into an office at work...meaning that i dont have to work in the lab area anymore, i have my own place to work...although i have to share the office w/ 3 other people...at least i have my own desk and workspace. so...after work, i chilled for a bit, then picked up the programs. when i got to the cross...Aldrin and i kept the programs in the box til Mindy got back w/ the long stapler, so everybody had to wait to see our surprise. well, when we finally revealed our surprise (color covers for the program), everybody's jaws dropped. so then we put the rest of the programs together, and continued w/ the work party...which included practicing for the infamous dance routine. before the night was over, Janet got a call from Susie asking if we could pick up some LA area students from her apartment, so Jason and i went to pick em up. after doing that i went home @ about 130am and crashed...only to wake up @ 630 to get to ucsd by 730.

well the day went pretty well, especially since my co-facilitator Stacy seemed to really be into it...but my students didnt seem to be into it. it felt like i got all the students that were in the facilitator training scenario (pessimist, cant get enough of girlfriend, quiet one, the one who disappears) but we did have 1 person who seemed to be getting something out of it. but as long as someone got something out the day, it makes everything worthwhile. the performance by hereandnow was in a word...wow. they opened the show by playing childhood games like this pushing game, and red light green light, and they had audience participation. i was chosen by Joy Bisco who was also in The Debut to play red light green light. well as soon as i got up there, i made a fool of myself by falling over when they shouted red light, and had to start over from the beginning. but eventually i was able to almost make it and win...but oh well...but that gave me even more desire to watch The Debut. but as i was saying...hereandnow rocked the house w/ their performance. after a lovely dinner from catering, entertainment was up, and we performed the infamous dance routine. mad props to Cat for taking the dance routine under her wing, especially since she's just a 1st year. the entertainment was pretty cool, and then we got our groove on @ the dance. after the dance, Barstow high school's bus was delayed, so a bunch of us waited around until the bus finally came. another shoutout to Cat for accidently finding the bus, and for the rest of us who waited w/ the Barstow peeps til the bus came. well when i got home, i ate, and then passed out.

well, the next day i had a midterm review, so i had to get up @ 1000 to get to the 1100 session. i soooooooo did not wanna go, but i did anyways...but when i got there i found out that it had been pushed to 5pm that night!!! man...i got up for nothing...so i chilled til then and got my study on. after that, i went out w/ Kristen to find a gift for Thomas my secret pal for summer bridge, then i headed home. the next day was the summer bridge holiday party, where we gave our secret pals the gift, my secret pal ended up being Raul, and he gave me a book of happiness quotes...pretty cool might i add. we also did a white elephant gift exchange. i ended up w/ a bottle of goldbond powder. after that i went home and studied for my midterm. tuesday, i had a midterm in organic chem, which really sucked...and the rest of the day, i just chilled. today was a pretty laid back day, where i slept late, since i only had 1 class.

well, that was a long blog...my first in a long time. i was gonna put some randomness here, but i think this went on long enough. im gonna go relax watch tv. HAPPY THANKSGIVING everybody!!! stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)