the end is near
for 2002. tomorrow will be 2003, meaning that a new year is upon us. this year has been full of its ups and downs, hopefully the new year will have more ups than downs. well, however it goes, i'll make the best of it all. tonight i'm going to have some fun w/ some friends from high school, and ring in the new year. don't worry, i dont plan on getting drunk. just gonna have a good time with them. be safe everyone...and see ya in 2003. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

maligayang pasko...naimbag a pascua...meri kurisumasu...feliz navidad...mele kalikimaka...in other words, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! =D

random babble
i've rediscovered how cool the later TGIF shows are/were. thanks to the magic of the disney channel, i'm able to enjoy the entertaining qualities of Boy Meets World and Sister, Sister. i think i didnt see too many episodes towards the last years that they were on, prolly cuz they were on during the latter years of my high school life...when i was really busy with yearbook, asb, and class council, as well as with friends. right now i'm watching the christmas episode of Boy Meets World from their first year of college, where mr feeny plays the ghost of christmas future, and past. ahh...the memories. merry christmas eve!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

jury duty
so i had jury duty for the past 2 days. i got assigned to a case, so i had to come back for an extra day. the judge that i had was the same judge who did the Westerfield case (that little girl named Danielle Van Dam, who got killed), Judge Mudd. i didn't wanna get assigned...but i did, which sucked at first cuz it took up part of my winter break, but it ended up being kinda fun. i wouldn't do it again right away, but it was an interesting experience. funny thing was that 1 of the jurors was in summer bridge 2001 when i was a resource counselor, and another juror was a professor that i had 2 years ago...so at least i knew some people. well, now that i'm done w/ jury duty...my winter break can start once again. NO MORE JURY DUTY FOR ME FOR 3 YEARS!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

i got...
jury duty at 745 am...which is in about 3 1/2 hours from now...why am i awake? maybe it's cuz i'm nocturnal, and i cant go to sleep before 4am anymore...i mean, i did go to sleep at about 2...but after trying to sleep for an hour and a half, i got up and got on the computer. maybe it's also cuz i got something on my mind. i guess, i need some resolution with some people, and its driving me crazy. 1 is with a good friend of mine, 1 is with someone that just met and i'm trying to get to know (actually, i dunno if there is a problem with this person...it's just me worrying...prolly bout nothing). but at any rate, i just hate it when i got things on my mind...it throws me completely off. i'm pretty sure that things will work out in the end...i will take action, cuz it's the holiday season, i dont need any drama hanging over my head. i'm just gonna quit blogging about it...and take some action to resolve things...and quit worrying. ah well...i'm gonna try to get some sleep so i can do my civic responsibility, and report to jury duty. tata for now...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

edit ok...so the drama with the other person was just me worrying bout nothing...so i'm good there =þ

finals
finals has shown its ugly face again...so i think it's appropriate for me to post these levels of stress anxiety that i got from my friend Steph (who is now back in daygo after a year long stay abroad in new zealand.)

Levels of finals anxiety...by Stephanie Aguon
level 1-"ha..i have finals"
level 2-"hmm...i should study..."
level 3-"they're not gonna be that bad..."
level 4-"shit, I have finals"
level 5-"I'm gonna get crapped on!"

i think i'm between level 1 and 2...i wish my finals were earlier in the week, instead of thurs and fri...cuz ive been feeling ok about these finals, but now that it's so late in the week, im likely to procrastinate, which i have been doing a lot of. only 2 finals to study for too...ethnic studies on thurs, and human sexuality on fri...so not too bad. also if it were earlier in the week, i would be done w/ em, and my winter break will start early. oh well...i guess i just have to wait til the end of the week to take em. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

lookie


even ann thinks so. and no...i didn't pay her to say that, and i didn't photoshop it myself =þ stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

no title
it's 5AMish...i just finished my 10 page paper...i'll finish the reflection paper later...g'nite/morning...whatever

10 page papers will be the end of me
yes...i have a 10 page paper and a 3 page reflection paper due on thurs for my HDP 135 class. i got about another 2 pages left on the paper, and the reflection paper left to do. i had 3 hours of sleep last night, and have lasted all day through class, apsa meetings, and doing this paper...all without a nap, or falling asleep. i'm so proud of myself...now let's see if i can finish this paper before i go to sleep. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

Happy Turkey day everybody!!! eat a lot...but dont get too fat...unless u want to ;)

10,000
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oh yeah...
i forgot to mention that i did not get the job @ GAP....grr to them...i had to call them to ask, since they wouldn't call me...i'm not gonna shop at the one @ utc anymore....until i need a new pair of jeans that are on sale ;) stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages >=O

sorry for the delay
i've just been really occupied w/ APSA High Schol Conference, which was yesterday. I was the programming chair w/ Aldrin, so both he and I were really busy making the programs...which turned out to be a big hit...we made it look like a credit card. I was also a facilitator for the conference w/ Monica, someone who was pretty new to APSA. i was also out trying to ruin the world, or at least the learning environment @ UCSD, when i became Lex Luthor in APSA's version of Smallville. i also learned a dance routine for the entertainment portion of the conference w/ my poppin partner Melissa and my tango partner Jen Rivor. hereandnow came back to entertain us too...but sadly, Joy Bisco wasn't able to make it, cuz she was busy taping Port Charles...but i was able to redeem myself for falling during red light, green light last year. Jon, the head of hereandnow, remembered me from before (im not sure if it's from red light green light...we've talked before), and called me up on stage to play. a really busy couple of weeks full of APSA stuff. now it's time to get back to business...finals are just around the corner. gotta get focused so i dont bomb finals. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

Port Charles
i don't like this show...i'm not even a soap opera watching type of guy...but i still watch this show late at night. not that i watch this show for its content...usually i just block it out and do other things (like what i'm doing right now by blogging). the only reason that i even bother turning that show on is because of one person...JOY BISCO! =) i dunno, ever since she came to ucsd last year and picked me out of the crowd to go on stage w/ her, i have been such a huge fan. i dont even know what the point of this show is...i just watch just to see joy. yeah, i'm pathetic...but everybody has their obsession...including all u n*sync freaks out there.
what do u think? well...whatever, i like her =). by the way...her character's name on Port Charles is Marissa.

i wanna see 8 mile...i was supposed to see it today, but peeps couldnt go cuz of the rain, so i just stayed home and chilled. hopefully i see it sometime this weekend...since this weekend will be devoted to non-academic activities on my part. well...i'm gonna go do something not academic...either that, or just go to sleep. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

frustration sets in...
as i sit here typing this, my mind is wandering. thinking about what's going on...and hating the fact that i'm thinking too hard about this situation with a friend. let's just say that this female friend and i have been getting to know each other lately, but it seems like things have hit a brick wall...meaning that i'm getting the silent treatment...thing is...I DUNNO WHAT THE HELL I DID WRONG...last time we talked, things seemed ok, and then next thing i know...nothing...no communication. i hate it when things like this happens...whether it be a long time friend...or someone that i'm trying to get to know better. we're just friends people...but does a friend do that to another? makes me feel like...grr i dunno, but its just not a good feeling. why am i worrying so much about this when i got an ethnic studies midterm on thursday to study for? yes friends...in person i may seem ok...i guess it's just a front, which may or may not be healthy...but inside, i got issues...just like everybody else.

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the gap
and so i got an interview at the gap in UTC this wednesday. wish me luck...i need a job for the holidays, so i hope i get it. i got a human sexuality midterm tomorrow...so i must get back to studying. more about haloHaloween later...

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HAPPY haloHaloween

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good talk
had a good talk today w/ my mentee Christine. we met @ the saac lounge after my ethnic studies class...then went to get some food @ muir (she treated me =) ) and talked a lot bout life and stuff and got to know each other better. after lunch, we went to her room to continue our conversation. my human sexuality class cut our conversation short...i woulda skipped it if i didnt have a midterm coming up next tues. but i came back after class to continue our chat. i had fun. i have a great mentee =)

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what a weekend
so as i had mentioned before, i went to friendship games. it was an interesting experience. didnt get that much sleep on friday night, since we were left at 3am. i got a 2 1/2 hr nap in on friday evening and laid down for an hour before leaving. picked up Marianne @ ucsd and met up w/ ronnel, mark, and joe before leaving. got to fullerton @ 430, and tried to sleep in the car, but i kept getting woken up by people leaving the hotel early in the morning. finally gave up on sleep at around 6 when the ucsd heads @ the hotel were gathering in the lobby. practiced the roll call, then headed to csuf. we got there a bit late...but what do u expect from a group of filipinos? kinda made a fool of ourselves by chanting as we entered, especially since we were doing it while they were doing the national anthem. got through roll call (stomping to "grindin" and then a cha cha to"todo todo"). grabbed some food (rice, noodles, and meat sticks)...and the games were off. i watched the nasty before i decided that i couldnt go any further. so i headed over to our area and took a nice nap on the grass. kept waking up off and on. the stupid weather didnt wanna make up its mind...it was cold, then hot, then cold again. i woke up, planning to watch tidal wave...but everybody was laggin, so i just went back to sleep. finally woke up to see the booty shaking contest. at that point, i took marianne to the car so she could nap, then headed back to the games and wandered around for a bit, before deciding to head back to daygo. got back and ate at in & out...yeah yeah i know, im not a fan of in & out...but marianne wanted it, so i just ate it. dropped her off, then went home. showered and passed out. yay friendship games.

today i went to miramar lake to meet my new mentee...who is Christine Yuen, who i knew beforehand. funny how she's my mentee, especially since we dont have the same major...we were paired up based on our college. chilled there for a bit, before heading out. stopped by Tessa's apartment w/ Jill before heading home. i had planned on going to church, but my body had other plans...so i took a nap. woke up and read. that was my weekend. oh, did i mention that i went to pb bar and grill on thurs night? well...yeah i did.

my blog is becoming a "what i did" journal...not what i had in mind...but until i have somthing major i wanna put in here, this will have to do. im gonna watch some initial d on my computer then sleep...nite =þ

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i'm off..
to fullerton now for friendship games...i'll post the details when i get back...if i have the energy

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hmm...
my excitement about going to friendship games has taken a nosedive. i was looking forward to going...but im not so sure anymore. too much stress and drama going on in my life. im not even sure if this drama is worth even dealing with...but still it exists. not sure what to do. oh well...time to go to school. but before i go....

Happy 20th Birthday Ronnel...don't go too crazy today =þ

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just a thought...
good things will come to those who wait...i hope....
just be patient jeff, and everything will work out just fine...

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done
guess who just finished their paper...yup i did, and it's not even due til tues. all i have to do is get it proofread, and then edit it. yeah...i'm good, but its just cuz i wanna spend the last day of my 4 day weekend just chillin. wanna know how my weekend went? well if u dont, go ahead and close the window...cuz here it is...

friday
stayed home pretty much all day until the night time. then i headed over to tgi fridays in la jolla w/ Joan & Kristina. after that, i dropped off joan, and headed to the mission valley tgi fridays (yeah friday is the day for fridays) to meet up w/ Gee, Shawn, Dren, Mark, & Chelle Peralta. after that, i was debating on whether i should head back home...but i decided to call up Ronnel and then headed over to his place and met up w/ him and Mark, Ant, Tina, Matt and others. we just chilled and had a few drinks...well, i had a few drinks, the others had more than a few drinks. mark was really gone...he did many crazy things (including trying to do some dance routines from formality and ascencion), but the alcohol got the best of him and he couldnt go any further. crazy things happened w/ me that might cause some people to lift an eyebrow...but unless u were there, or u were directly involved (or maybe if u ask me), youll never find out what happened w/ me. eventually things died down, and we all passed out @ his place til 9am the next morning when we got up and went home.

saturday
i slept til around 2, got up and started working on my paper. i got about halfway done w/ it when i talked to ronnel once more and he told me about his pre birthday celebration @ his house. so it was part 2 of the fun...only this time i didnt drink anything...i just chilled, and watched a bunch of people that i didnt know (and a few that i did know) get inebriated. i didnt stay til the very end...leaving at about 230 and came home.

sunday
got up and went over to jeff baker (aka habartolog) and Jas's apartment to discuss some stuff about APSA high school conference. came home to watch my CHARGERS beat the raiders in overtime. went to church, and then came back to work on my paper. mark dropped by to borrow my UCSD id so he could get into rimac. i took a short nap and was awakened by a phone call. i talked for a couple of hours, and then finished my paper.

that was my weekend in a nutshell...i ate and went pee in between some of those events. enjoy, i'm now off to bed. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

new layout
yeah...so instead of studying and working on my paper...i decided to change the layout on my blog...yes i am a procrastinator, but gimme some feedback on the tagboard...as for now it's time for me to sleep. class is in 6 hours!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

so what's new?
nothing really has been going on, which is why there has been a lack of posts. it's either that, or i'm just plain ol lazy to post anything. i think it might be the latter, cuz i always think to myself "do i really wanna post?" each time i look at my page, and then usually i just decide that i will post later, and end up not posting. ah well...i'm posting now when i should really be studying. i guess my blog is just something for me to do when i'm procrastinating from doing schoolwork or when im really bored. dont worry, i procrastinate and get bored a lot...so i'll try not to make my haloHalo too stale.

there...my pics finally work...thanks Aldrin ya big numbnut =þ

maybe i should get back to work so i can go to sleep, wake up to go to RIMAC, and then meet w/ Jill to work on our papers. eh...i have no class tomorrow, so maybe i might just do all of my studying tomorrow...we'll see...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ

Pics from Gee's Shindig

me and gee

me, gee, and another JEFF that i met that night...there are too many of us i tell ya =þ but he's cool

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Happy 19th birfday to my carzy Family Ties/ Cosby Show partner in crime Nem, dont get too carzy, and keep pickin your teef in public =)

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i'm wondering...
why cant life go in a straight line? it goes along a certain path, and then goes off into its own tangent...many times into an undesired course. these tangents can be either good or bad...but more times than not, it heads into the wrong direction and all it affects is either screwed or placed into a mindnumbing situation. these lines of life also sometimes breaks off into multiple parts, creating more problems and outcomes. i would really like things in my life to be simplified...but for some reason, it keeps getting complicated.

friends can be a great amount of support...but what happens when friends become more than friends and then back to friends...all in the span of a short time? can things be shared between these two people as if they were always just friends? can one talk to the other about new relationships that are happening in their lives as if nothing had occurred between them? or could it just be too much information for the other side to handle? would it be karma if this relationship were placed at a crossroads shortly after it is discussed with the friend who was once more than just a friend?

i have hit that proverbial bump in the road that i discussed in my last blog. where this situation takes me...i can only hope for the best. one person can only do so much to keep that road or line straight without help from others who are on that road, and from others who may be travelling that road with that person. im just tired of opening myself up for disappointment. my hopes get high, only to come crashing down. at this point...my hopes are falling, but havent hit rock bottom just yet. i'm looking for something along that fall to catch me before my hopes completely crash and burn.

dont mind my random babble...i dont know what to make of it...i dont know what to make of life....a complete opposite of my last post a couple of days ago. maybe i should stop setting my hopes so high, and just work with what i got. or maybe, i should just stop hoping and just live life expecting to be disappointed. i havent lost all hope...and i am gonna try my best to work things out the best way i can, and hopefully get positive results.

i know im being very vague, but thats just because this blog is open to the whole world...and only a few people who know me should fully know whats going on with me. if u know me...please feel free to ask what is going on in this crazy life of a confused college student. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

start of school
here's my schedule for fall '02...

COMM 116/HDP 135- Practicum in Child Development
ETHN 105- Ethnic Diversity and the City
PSYC 172-Psychology of Human Sexuality

once again...i have tues/thurs classes, and a weds lab where i have to go out to an elemantary school down in San Ysidro. life is good, jeff...or should i say Habib haha (long story)...is once again happy, but no details til later, when things are more settled and better defined. lets just say...that the only thing that would make me even more happier than i am is if i find a job (hopefully soon)...i hope i dont hit any bumps in the road *crosses fingers* stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

random facts
just something i just found from a webboard on Findapix, that i am now posting for your viewing pleasure.

Butterflies taste with their feet.

* A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

On average people fear spiders more than they do death.

Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs.. but not downstairs.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

>* A snail can sleep for three years.

No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

>* Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. - SCARY!!!

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

All polar bears are left-handed.

In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

Almost everyone who reads this will try to lick their elbow.


yeah...i fell victim to the elbow thing too...did u? tag the board to lemme know =þ

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just got back...
from Gee's mini celebration @ tgi fridays in mission valley not too long ago. she got duckin frunk! everybody was giving her beverages, and she was seeing things. we even gave her a "shot" of water...and she thought that was a drink! haha...fun night...she's prolly gonna swear off the alkie after this night...until next week...haha.

before that, i was in orange county w/ Marvin & Glor. we went to The Block @ Orange and the mall without a food court *ahem*South Coast Plaza*ahem* i just wanted to put mileage on my rental car (oh yeah i forgot to mention...my car got keyed this past saturday, so i'm driving a rental til i get it back from the shop.) fun times...but i shouldnt be spending money...oh well, stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =þ

Happy 21st birfday Gee, ya old galoot! =)

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just to let u know
i will blog tonight...maybe

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feeling kinda...
blah right now, a few things have not been going exactly as planned. i dunno, i guess it's the pre-school-starting blues. i didnt get everything that i had planned to do quite as expected. one of my goals this summer was to work out and get trimmed...what did i do? i gained 10 pounds during summer bridge. issues w/ my love life came up during the summer, and ended on not so great terms. i am unemployed (the first time since ive been in college) and am in desperate need to find a job...i mean, my dad is helping me along w/ some extra cash...but i wanna be more independent and make my own money, and not have to be as dependent on my parents. calvet says that i made $200 too much last year to be qualified for benefits, so now i'm also stuck with paying for tuition this year...i'm appealing their decision, we'll see how that goes.

i dunno...i just need some cheering up...somebody cheer me up! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

dun dun DUN!!!
it's FRIDAY THE 13th!!!!

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1 year ago today, terrorists tried to take away any semblance of peace that we had, by crashing passenger planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon...even though those events took place 3000 miles away in New York and Washington DC...let's not forget who we are, and what we stand for. let's not forget all who perished in the horrible attacks from 1 year ago today...take a second to think about the images of last year, and how we're all lucky that what happened to those 3000+ people didnt happen to us.

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Developing Humans
as of yesterday...i am now officially a full Human Development Major. i went to UCSD to change from pre-HDP to full HDP...but i found out yesterday that i didnt have to go through the pre-HDP crap since i started @ UCSD in fall '99...the academic advisor that i went to when i originally declared didnt know what she was talking about, she told me that i had to do the new requirements for the major instead of the old...but the lady yesterday told me that i coulda did either the old requirements (more choices of classes) or the new ones (less classes to choose from). i tried to fully declare my minor too (ethnic studies)...but who woulda thunk it that the department would be closed for the summer....oh well, i'll check back when i start school in a couple of weeks...haha u SDSU suckas already started school, while i'm still on break...eh, u guys make up for it at the end, since u get out early. ok thats it for now...boring post, but who said that my life was always interesting? SIGN THE TAGBOARD!!!...ok, bye. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

to update this thing...
since i havent posted anything of substance for awhile...i guess i'll give a few updates on what has been going on.

-summer bridge ended exactly a week ago today...it was a fun program, and i think the students got a lot from it...i know that i met a lot of new faces who will definitely be making a difference at UCSD.
-the staff of bridge was great...we had some good meetings...the last 2 that we had lasted over 5 hours each!
-Sharyne turned 21 the night that bridge ended, she had a nice get together that was a mini reunion for my own summer bridge (1999).
-ATC party @ Lisa's house was fun, and quite interesting...but the confidentiality rule remains in effect...so no details of that night/next morning are gonna be shared here.
-my room at home has been remodeled since i left for bridge...i have a new bed, and the layout of my room has been rearranged.
-saturday i got to hang out w/ the Pelonia sisters (Nem and Gee) as well as Chelle Peralta and her bf Mark...fun stuff...random night
-relaxed for much of this week
-went to Disneyland with some of the Reslife staff of summer bridge...nobody was there, so the lines were pretty short.

so that's what i've been up to...less that 3 weeks left of my summer break before school starts again on the 26th. i cant believe that my 3 month vacation has come down to this....i'll try to make the most of it. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

news
summer bridge is now over, i'll give a recap later...i'm too tired to blog a long entry.

and on another note...happy belated birthday to Aldrin whose birthday was yesterday...he's a 20 year old fart now

i hope you're happy Aldrin

and another thing...happy belated 21st birthday to my best friend Chie whose birthday was on the 18th i've been so busy that i forgot to blog about it...i didnt forget her gift though =X

finally...happy birthday to Mi-chel-e my afterschool walking buddy whose birthday is today (Sept 1)...enjoy your day =)

dang a lot of birthdays...now i'm gonna sleep cuz i'm tired and i made this blog longer than i had originally planned. stay tuned..we'll be back after these messages =D

You are a stock Civic Si. You're fun loving and rambunctious, yes you are. You make decisions quickly and execute them even quicker. However, somewhere in the back of your mind you're worrying about mundane, sometimes trivial, things... it's not expected of a person like you, and it's actually kind of refreshing.



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yeah...i'm my own car...i'm so cool!!! hahaha, j/p...thanks to Joanne for the lovely quiz.

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the end is near
summer bridge is ending soon....this friday to be exact...i dont really wanna move back home...but oh well. a lot of things have been going on, i'll elaborate later. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

1 full week...
since i last blogged, and there is nothing really new going on in my life. bridge is continuing, and it is almost over. next friday, everybody will be moving out of argo hall, and i will be moving back home for another year. next week will be the 1 month remaining mark of my summer vacation, meaning school is starting again. i cant believe how fast this summer is going, maybe its because ive done nothing academic during this hiatus from school, and i'm really enjoying myself...damn, why cant the regular school year be like that? ah well...life goes on....and life is now telling me to do paperwork, so i wont be buried by it. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

oh by the way...
what should i get my best friend for her birthday? her birthday in this sunday, and i have no idea what to get her...she works at Gap, so that is definitely out of the question...any ideas??? anybody???

busy
yeah...i've been pretty busy with summer bridge...i guess thats why i havent been keeping up with my blogs lately...not that things havent been going on, it's just that i havent had the time to update. summer bridge is half way over, which kinda sucks...but time flies when youre having fun. this year's bridge is definitely different from last year's bridge...i can't say which one i like better, cuz they both have their unique qualities about them...and ive had fun with both of them...and i hate thinking about ending the program, even though it is a lot of work...but i have fun working this program, and getting to know the staff and students better. it's my way of giving back to this program, that did so much for me when i was a 1st year. i just wish that the staff from my bridge had made more of an effort to get to know me better during the program...i guess thats why i am making a conscious effort to get to know as many of the students here as i can, even if they arent students that i have to meet with...i want them to know that i am out there for them, and that they can come to me for anything.

yeah...so that's my little thing about bridge, and what i'm in it for...sorry if it wasnt all that interesting...(why am i apologizing to my own blog?)...i guess i really am tired...i should go to sleep, so i can wake up to go to contemporary issues lecture...Professor George Lipsitz is lecturing, he's pretty cool....stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

well deserved...
it's my night off....i'm outta here!!! its my first night off since the program started last saturday....so its definitely time for a change of scenery. dunno what i'm gonna do...but it will definitely be outside of Argo Hall. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

update
bridge so far has been pretty cool, with the exception of a few incidents that happened, that i never had to deal last year. they kinda shook me up, and it kinda sucks for the people involved...but everything should be fine and running smoothly soon enough. i would elaborate more, but that conflicts with issues of confidentiality, which is a big thing here, so no can do. other than that, the students are an interesting bunch, but still pretty cool...i look forward to getting to know them better, or at least learning their names.

on another note...Happy 21st birthday to Tiff...yeah, she's fully legal now, and able to buy her own beverages...now she just has to take advantage of that priviledge ;) i know i forgot to mention a few other birthdays, but ive just been busy...so if youre my friend or avid reader, and i forgot to mention your birthday...Happy Belated Birthday, hopefully it was enjoyable.

time to knock out...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

day 1
all the students are in...time to buckle ourselves in for a 4 week journey through summer bridge. yeah, sounds kinda philosophical or cliche-ish...but i dont care cuz im tired. time to sleep. good night! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

2 days left
training is over...now comes the actual Summer Bridge program. i'm once again excited, yet calm. i went through this anticipation about the students last year, but that was a bit different cuz i didnt know what to expect from my position as a Resource Counselor. but now it's different. i know what to expect as a Resource Counselor, but i'm excited about meeting the students, and spreading the enthusiasm that i have for this program to them. only 2 more days til they come....and they are coming!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

on my own....again
well, i'm out of my house once again for OASIS Summer Bridge 2002. i'm living in the hallowed Argo Hall, in room 236, Chris Murphy's old room last year. here i shall remain for the next 5 or so weeks, til the program ends and i move back home. no moving around rooms like i did last year...although some of the staff who have already moved in will have to move to their regular rooms, since there are cheerleaders in the building (again). ah well, it's all good...i dont have to move =þ visitors are gladly appreciated during non-working hours, or even working hours. in plain english...come visit me people!!!

time to sleep...i got training at 8am in the freakin morning...hopefully my cell phone and Susan will be good alarm clocks. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

now that i got some time...
i thought i would give an update on whats been going on. well, for the past 2 weeks, i've been trying to make the most of my summer.

sunday-wednesday (7/14-7/17)
like i said a couple of blogs ago, i went to las vegas right after i turned 21. i stayed there for 3 days. i stayed at Treasure Island....a very evil place to go if u wanna win money, cuz that place took my money!!! oh well. only got carded twice, once when i actually won some money ($15), and once when i wanted a beverage. i swear, they dont care who plays there as long as theyre losing...but when they do win money, and they look underage, they care and start carding.

thursday (7/18)
rested up from my trip to vegas and got ready for...

friday (7/19)
my trip to magic mountain. i went with Marvin, Tiff, and Susie. we all had a lot of fun there, even though X was closed. =( oh well, i still had fun. Goliath is still my favorite ride, we went on that twice. Deja Vu woulda been fun if i hadnt heard my restraints click while i was hanging in the air. that was the first time i closed my eyes on a ride in a long time, if it werent for the clicking action, i woulda kept my eyes open...i swear!

saturday (7/20)
went to the Smokin Grooves concert at Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista. i had a lot of fun, even though it was butt freakin cold when the sun went down. Outkast was the best act of the night, i loved their set. i'm sorry to say that i did not enjoy Lauryn Hill cuz it was not what i expected. she played a lot of her new songs that were like spoken word...but i was expecting some of her old stuff. but overall, it was a good concert. i give the concert 8 boba balls outta 10.

sunday (7/21)
went to Cat's dinner thing and just chilled so i could get ready for...

monday-tuesday (7/22-7/23)
Summer Bridge Res Life Staff Retreat in Julian. it was pretty cool, and very emotional. didnt get too much sleep

wednesday (7/24)
woohoo, i got to make out with a maniquin!!! yup, i gave mouth-to-mouth to a dummy so i could get my CPR certification. dont be jealous that i made out with a plastic doll and you didnt =þ

well, thats bout it...thats what ive been up to for these past couple of weeks. now i'm just getting ready to move into Argo Hall for Summer Bridge 2002. yup, i move in this monday, and the program starts on August 3. well, now that i put up this long blog, now i shall go do something else...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

my long blog that isn't
i was planning on writing this long blog about what i've been up to over the past few days. but i got back later from Cat's dinner thing and chillin at Tiff & Susie's place than i expected to. and now i have to pack and get ready for the Summer Bridge Staff retreat which is tomorrow (or today...whatever) in Julian. so i will update this when i get back, so until then...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

galivanting
las vegas is fun, especially when youre 21 and can actually do stuff, and when there are people your own age to do stuff with. Rosanna, Shawn, and Cristina were there w/ their family. i had a lot of fun with them. the only thing that sucked about that trip was that i lost money. oh well. more later, stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

the day after
last night was sooooooooooooo much fun. i had a big shindig @ TGI Fridays in La Jolla with Janet. when i went there to reserve the table, i told them that i wanted a table for 35 people. the hostess didnt believe me, she thought i was lying...i had to shake her hand to get her to believe what i was saying. well, that estimate of 35 was a bad estimate. about 50-60 people showed up....we kept them busy there. but i was so amazed at the turn out...i tell ya, it's cuz Janet is sooooooo popular haha. hopefully, everybody had fun...and doesnt think anything weird of me cuz of my alcohol tolerance (its kinda high) especially since i was chugging them drinks as they came. by the end of the shindig, i was a bit buzzed...but not drunk =þ

after the tgi friday's thing was over, we headed over to Tiff & Susie's apartment, where we had more fun. Mark, Maria, Marvin, Ryan, and Michael came over to help me finish my night off. lots happened, most of it i remember...some i dont remember...let's just say that im a talkative drunk...i entertain people while im drunk. that was the first time i had ever been drunk, and its an experience that was very interesting. i'd give more details, but there were too many to mention. but all in all, my 21st Birthday was fun.

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21
it's official...i'm official. more to come later about this day.

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coming to an end
this thursday will be my last day working in the same building, Student Center Building B, that i have been working in for almost 3 years. i will no longer be working for the UCSD Early Academic Outreach Program or Student Educational Advancement. part of me is sad to see my time there end, after all it has been almost 3 years. ive seen people come and go, and still i remained. i have grown to know just about everybody who works in that building, and have grown comfortable with them, and its kinda sad for me to be leaving them, and all the memories of working there. but at the same time, it is time for me to go...to move on, and find other things to do...other things that will help me in the future with my career. also, for the past 6-9 months, i have been growing tired of my job. i guess it was because it was getting too routine, or maybe it was because there wasnt much loyalty (and still isnt) to us student workers. it's funny, i have been working here for almost 3 years, and i have outlasted almost all of the "permanent" staff, and have been here longer than almost everybody there including my own boss and the director of EAOP (my old boss), and yet when budget issues come up, we student workers are the first to get axed. i guess after realizing that i'm expendable, i just started hating my job because of the lack of job security. i began to not care about getting my work done, or even showing up to work. since i was familiar with the system, i managed to work around the system and still get paid for the times that i didnt show up to work...i know, thats not a good thing, but u know u would do that too if u could do it ;) but now, my time here has run out, and its time to move past both the good times and bad. next stop is OASIS Summer Bridge, then after that...who knows? we'll see where i end up next.

in other news, the big day is in 3 days...imma be fully legal =D

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adventurous
so far this summer, ive been real adventurous in the kitchen. ive been cooking up a storm, from adobo and pancit to chicken alfredo, and even leche flan. i think to myself while i'm making this food that it prolly wont taste good, and no one will eat it. but amazingly, Tiff, Susie, and Ryan and others have enjoyed it, at least thats what they have told me and have showed it by eating it all. i guess i owe it to my mom, who forced me to watch her cook when i was a child, for actually being able to cook (unlike a lot of other college students), or was it the food network? im so glad that i decided not to take summer school, the time off that ive had from school has allowed me to do things that ive been wanting to do, like experiment with cooking, but couldnt because of school. also, it's given me a lot more chill time w/ friends without school getting in the way.

the countdown is down to 7 days...

oh, i forgot to mention...Happy 4th of July, even though it's the 5th now!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

same ol
i havent been updating lately cuz i havent really had much to say. things have been going the same pretty much everyday. just another routine and relaxing summer. i just upgraded my computer to windows xp, and i got grand theft auto 3 for playstation 2...other than that, nothing really new.

today (er yesterday) was Rosanna's 22nd birthday, and tomorrow (er today) is her 21st birthday. Happy Birthday to both of you guys. hopefully you both enjoy your days. =)

speaking of birthdays, my 21st birthday is quickly approaching ;) just 11 more days left, til the legal fun begins...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

oh by the way...
did i mention that im getting laid off from my job? yeah...well, my last day is on july 11. i could work here til september, but im heading off to work for OASIS Summer Bridge starting in mid-july. i was getting tired of working here, but still, it pays. so can someone say jobless? well that will be me starting in september, unless im able to find a new job =/

on the brighter side of things, i'm enjoying my summer so far, and im enjoying the people who are sharing the summer with me...even though i'm still on strike. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

takin my mind off things
its so cool having friends to keep my mind off of things. ever since i've been on strike, ive been hangin out w/ friends who can relate to what im going through and can offer advice on what i should do next. since summer started, i've been hangin out w/ Tiffany, Susie, and Ryan and also chillin a few times w/ Ronnel, Mark, Joe, Marvin, and a few other people. just doing simple things like chillin, cookin, getting boba, and going to the beach have been just the thing to get my mind off of difficult things that i have been going through. if i continue having the good times that i have been having, im sure this summer will be one of the best that i have ever had. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

on strike
as of yesterday...i'm pulling a Baker and officially going on strike against girls!!! why cant they ever make up their minds about things??? ugh...so confusing, especially her!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages >=O

early is good
she is on her way home. originally, she wasnt supposed to come back til monday, but i guess she got an early flight, so now she's headed on home. i'm speaking to her right now on aim...she made a quick stop over in korea, then back here. that's a good thing. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

that time of the year
this weekend is graduation weekend for UCSD. i went to the Marshall College graduation, and saw so many friends that i have made over the past few years walk up on stage and receive the key to the next step in their lives...their degrees. it was bittersweet to see them up there. i was happy for them that they achieved the fruits of their 4-5 years at this institution, but at the same time for selfish reasons, it was kinda sad to see them take those next steps, because they were taking the next step in their lives, leaving us behind to continue on. the memories that i have shared with them makes me wish they were staying here longer so that we can make more memories together...but thats wishful thinking, for them to do so would mean that they would have to take a backward step. so all i can do is wish them well, and hope that they will come back to visit every once in awhile. congrats to the class of 2002 and good luck in the futere. stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

done
no more finals, no more books, no more professor's dirty looks...cuz im done! i had my cogsci 3 and ethnic studies 101 finals today, and now i'm pooped. ive been studying hard all week for all my finals, and all i can say is...thank god i'm done! school's over for 3 months, now its time to chill. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

brain pain
u remember that "this is your brain, this is your brain on drugs" commercial where they fry that egg?

yeah...my brain feels like that

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3 years
exactly 3 years ago today, i graduated from high school. it doesnt seem all that long ago that i walked up on stage in mira mesa stadium to receive my diploma cover...shoot, it seems like yesterday i was worrying that i was gonna be late to my first class freshman year of high school cuz i didnt know that i had to pick up my schedule from another class for 15 min before going to my first class. man, i am getting old...before i know it, i'll be graduating from UCSD (not to make any of you graduates feel old). well...3 years down, 7 more til the reunion, i'll try not to feel old until then. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

finals week...
is upon us at UCSD and im not really feeling the burn yet. maybe cuz my finals schedule isnt that bad. a paper and an optional quiz (which i doubt i'm taking) for children's lit on tuesday, cog sci 11 final on weds, cog sci 3 and ethnic studies 101 finals both on thursday and then i'm done for the summer. i'm not stressing cuz i feel that i can pretty much do well on these finals...i just have to get through them...just 4 hurdles to jump over and im done. i am actually taking a break this summer...no summer school for me, just work and chill time. i'm also coming back to summer bridge as a resource counselor, after much debate about which position i should take (RC or ATC)...so i'm excited about that. i also turn 21 in just over a month, so i will be a full adult with all the privileges that come with it. i dunno if i'm fully ready for it...but i guess leaving childhood (or partial adulthood) to become an adult is another hurdle in life i have to get through, but it should be fun.

well...i was gonna get back to writing my paper since i took a 5 hour boba break that was supposed to be only an hour...but look at the time...time to sleep. i vow to finish this paper by tonight...but now i must sleep. nite...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

recap
grad banquet was soooooo fun. it turned out better than i had expected. mad props to Cat & Susan for chairing one of the best grad banquets that i had ever been a part of. i just finished watching the first part of the night thanks to Aldrin and his digital video camera. i downloaded the first part of the night via aim...but im just gonna wait for him to burn me a cd of the night for the rest since our connections are lagging. i think the dance routine turned out to be better than the others that i had been in...only cuz i didnt mess up...or if i did, it wasnt too noticeable (think talent show 1999)...and it didnt involve throwing furniture (think grad banquet 2001). and we even had plenty of time to dance to the beats of dj ultraman (Benji), dj all good (Dave), dj sureflow (Mikey), and dj whatshisname (Alex Sario...sorry i forgot his dj name). all in all, it was a good night. after the night was over, we all went to visit Chris at Copy Club since he had to leave from the grad banquet early to work. after that, Jas, Adam, Richard, Armando, Mai-Lee, Susan, Caroline and i went to Quickly for some boba, and then Keith's for some grub.

i finally talked to her yesterday...she came online after the Lakers game. i miss talking to her and seeing her...i cant wait til she gets back from the Philippines. just 2 1/2 weeks til she comes back.

oh remember how i was feeling old? well...at least i'm not as old as Rosanna who is turning 22 at the end of this month...haha she's calling me old right now on the phone while i'm blogging...but she's older than me!! time to do other stuff...til later, stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

full day
full of constructive stuff. work, errands, home, ATC end of the year party (started watching the Lakers game there), starbucks run during 3rd qtr (tasty caramel macchiato), APSA grad banquet work party, finished watching the Lakers win game 6 at Kristhine's dorm, back to work party, dance practice during work party (my legs are sore!!!), went to Chris's pregrad-grad party, came home...and now here i am. i'm pooped...i really think i should start working out again, cuz practicing for dance routine has tired me out...if u were to ask me when the last time i worked out, i would say "i was hoping u would tell me", it's been so long since i worked out, that i dont even remember, i've just been too damned lazy or busy to get my workout on. maybe next week i'll head back to the gym, since i dont really have anything left to do for school until finals in 2 weeks...we'll see.

on a side note, i can officially say that i'm turning 21 next month!!! yay me, but now i'm getting old (refer to 5/30 post)...oh well, i can't help it...but it will be nice being able to use the priviledges that come w/ that age. to prove the statement that i am getting old, i am going to sleep to rest my aging body up for tomorrow's (today's) APSA grad banquet. but before i leave...Nem is getting her shout out (just so she can't say that my memory is getting bad)...i just realized that i've been talking in a lot of ()'s in this post...oh well, stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

another side note
i'm featured twice on Maria's website. i feel sooooo special, and i've never talked to her before =) and Angeli is getting a cool shoutout from me. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

he's old school!!!
i went back to my old stomping grounds of Mira Mesa High School today to pick up some supplies from Mrs. Jensen for APSA grad banquet. well, since i was there i decided that i should go visit some of the cool teachers that i had. well, i went over to my old yearbook advisor Ms. Earle just to say hi, and when i went there somebody who knew me said "hey Jeff"...i didnt really look to see who it was cuz it was in the middle of the conversation...then a few seconds later i heard someone else say "who's Jeff?"...and then the first person said "that's Jeff...he's old school!" i finished my conversation w/ Ms. Earle and left the room, without looking to see who it was. i've only been graduated for 3 years, but MAN I FEEL OLD! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

so i caved in...
i went to KP semiformal...and i had fun. i went with Pearl after all of these peeps pressured me to go. it was funny how it all happened. right after Robert Horry shot the winning 3-point shot in the LAKERS/kings game, about 5:20pm...she signed on AIM. we chatted for a lil bit...then i asked if she was going to semiformal, and she wasnt sure cuz she wasnt feeling the vibe, and she didnt have a date. we were kinda in the same boat, but then i asked if she wanted to go...she said sure, and we got ready for the semiformal that started at 6:30. she has to be the most last minute date to a dance that ive ever had to a dance. and i had a lot of fun tonight. and to top things off...i already know i'm going to next year's semiformal cuz i won a ticket for it tonight during the raffle. after the dance, we all (except for pearl, who i dropped off back at her apartment) headed over to Marvin's place to play Halo on x-box...i suck at that game, but im learning.

all in all it was a good night...i just hope it doesnt bite me in the bum too badly, since i didnt do any hw. ah well, thats what memorial day is for...TO CATCH UP! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

lazy
why am i so lazy to do anything? i coulda went clubbin 2 nights in a row...but i didnt, i just chilled at home, and got something to eat, and boba. boba and food, the 2 highlights of my weekend so far. i really havent felt like doing much ever since she left for the Philippines. i should get out and do something...or at least do my homework...all this sitting around on my bum isnt doing much for my productivity. i have a paper to do and an excel assignment for my cogsci3 class. i'll just do that tomorrow since i'm not going to KP semiformal. i wish the semiformal were last week instead of this week so i coulda went with her...oh well. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

linked
Mark is no longer solo...congrats to him, i have a feeling that she's a cool person...she was able to force him to step down as president of team solo his girlfriend even linked me on her site...and we havent even met or talked on AIM before...yep, she's a haloHalo addict, just like all the others who crave juicy haloHalo happenings. another new haloHalo addict is Jo Anne, who goes to UCSD...but i have never met before. that's cool...peeps who i dont even know are linking me...i feel so...interesting =)

on another note...i said goodbye to her earlier this evening...we'll see how the next month goes. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

good things come to those who wait...i hope
im hoping a break in this "relationship" will be all that she needs to find things out. the feelings are still there on both sides, but her desire to have something isnt right now. i just hope i dont get placed in that "bubble" that haunts guys everywhere. she's off to the philippines on thursday for a month. we wont have much communication while she's away, so 1 of 2 things will happen...1. she'll miss how things were...2. she'll realize she's happier by herself...i hope the former happens...but i cant force things...i just gotta go with the flow. DAMN IT JEFF!!!...why do i have to analyze things so much? why cant i just let things happen as they happen without thinking too much about it. why can't i just do what Baker suggested, and just walk away and see if she will follow? i guess it's just hard for me to do. i need some sort of certainity in all this, i cant just walk away with questions still unanswered (mainly the "what's going to happen" question)...i just need to breathe and chill, and things will be ok...i hope. =/

thanks Cat for the talk over the weekend...not just for talking to me about my problems, but also for talking to me about your problems...it really means a lot to me that you are there to support me, and also that you are letting me be there to support you with your problems. i guess that's what makes me feel good...not only to have friends be there for me, but also having friends allow me to be there for them. also thanks to Cicely for having that talk with me today...friends are great. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

Sungod
happy sungod everybody! what do i have planned? im not quite so sure...i want alcohol, but i doubt i will get some. i'll update what i do later. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

oh, before i forget...
Happy Birthday to my Mom!!! i doubt she reads this, or ever will, but yeah i didnt forget to mention it here.

bored at work
im here at work...doing nothing, so i decided to do an update. PCC, as i have mentioned was this past weekend. i had sooooooo much fun both nights, prolly friday more than saturday though. i dunno, i felt like there was more energy for the friday show than the saturday show. there were prolly also more mistakes during the 2nd show that were beyond our control. but all in all...it was a good experience, and i got to know a whole lot of people better than i had before doing PCC. it's funny that a few weeks ago, i wasnt feeling the PCC vibe, and i had made up my mind not to do PCC again next year. but after experiencing what i experienced this past weekend, i'm reconsidering my decision and will prolly do it again next year. the after party was pretty cool too. a bunch of us showed up late cuz we got our grub on at Friday's after the show. i ended up staying for only an hour cuz i had to get up early on sunday to fly to Las Vegas to spend mother's day with my mom.

all in all, my weekend was pretty cool...but i am now paying for it. lots of stuff due and to do this week, and ive barely started. tonight is gonna be devoted to Ethnic Studies, since i have a midterm tomorrow and a response paper due. i also have a children's lit quiz tomorrow. i cant wait til 516pm tomorrow, cuz thats when my weekend will start. i just hope this past weekend doesnt jump up and bite me on the bum. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =X

bored?
look what i made for my cogsci3 class. nice eh? that was my first handmade webpage, no editors or anything like that. yeah...that class is the easiest class offered at UCSD, and i do pretty much all the stuff that they cover in the class at my job, but i had never handmade my own entire webpage...so it's nice to know that i learned to do something new in a class that i can do the assignments while sleeping. this thing kept me up til 4am this morning. that's not normally bad cuz i'm a night person...but it is when i have class at 935am and going all day!!! i need my sleep...at least 5 hours worth. so basically i had 4 hours of sleep, since i had to get up at 8am. im not a morning person...i'm even worse when i dont get the sleep that i need. ah well...i guess thats what i get for not doing my homework before my busy weekend of PCC and going to Vegas for mother's day. i'll update the weekend later...right now, i need to catch up on the sleep i lost last night/this morning with a nap. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

Day 1
the first night of PCC went great!!! it was a lil bit rough during the run-through....but it smoothed out during the actual performance. hopefully tomorrow..er today's performance will be even better. i am sooooooooo tired. i was tired all day, even during practice...but when showtime came, i was pumped. it was also nice to see that there were several people out there to see me (friends, family, and a special someone). after the show, Law, Tiffany, and Geoff went to Law's place and chilled. now i'm home...time to rest up for tomorrow (today). stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

PCC
today's the day for my first Pilipino Cultural Celebration at UCSD. i shall be performing the habanera, and being an extra in a party scene. wish me luck...now im off to rest up for it...it's gonna be a long day!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

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my children's lit paper




this is what my children's lit paper is gonna be about...well, actually its 1 of 3 books that my paper is gonna be about...all about the same thing...Jack (or Shaq) and the Beanstalk. my paper might be easier if i didnt keep stopping and looking at more interesting things, or even if Shaq could write, this book could confuse a 5 year old more than it would be useful. he's a cool basketball player and all, but he is definitely not a writer. his energy might be better used in practicing free-throws instead of wasting on it on writing. well, back to work, but before i leave...i must say wassup to carzy Nem =þ stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

setbacks
*sigh*...not as happy as i had been. problems with someone who had made me happy before, but this problem is making me unhappy. but hopefully time will be on my side and "we" will both be happy. i just hate waiting, especially in regards to issues like this. i just hope feelings dont become lost in the mean time...cuz feelings are still there right now. why is this affecting me so much? even people around me have noticed something different about me. i'm not as cheerful as i had been a couple of days ago. being unhappy is not a very happy feeling. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =(

another edition of random ramblings
i like free ice cream, especially from a big company like Baskin Robbins (ie. free scoop night)...studying sucks, so do midterms...income tax refunds are a good thing...pcc is tiring, and im only in one freakin dance!...to be an ATC or RC for Summer Bridge, that is the question...joyriding in a golf cart is always fun during work hours...Janet Jackson is perfect for procrastination music, heck she's perfect for anytime music...my car needs gas...chillin' but willin' committee for APSA grad banquet is having a meeting tomorrow @ Quickly boba shop in Mira Mesa @ 6pm...boba is mighty tasty..."Procrastination is like masturbation, it feels good until you realize that you're fucking yourself"-Stacy Toyota (one of her lovely away messages)...i've procrastinated enough...time to finish cramming whatever info about cogsci 11 into my brain for my midterm tomorrow...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =/ =O =D =)

Happy 19th Birthday to my niece mentee April Limcolioc!!! Enjoy your day April, and make room in your schedule for a boba run....my treat =)

Waterfalls (Rap chorus)
i tried to post this yesterday, but blogger wouldnt let me publish...so here it is now...

I seen a rainbow yesterday
But too many storms have come and gone
Leavin' a trace of not one God-given ray
Is it because my life is ten shades of grey
I pray all ten fade away
Seldom praise Him for the sunny days

And like His promise is true
Only my faith can undo
The many chances I blew
To bring my life to anew
Clear blue and unconditional skies
Have dried the tears from my eyes
No more lonely cries
My only bleedin' hope
Is for the folk who can't cope
Wit such an endurin' pain
That it keeps 'em in the pourin' rain
Who's to blame
For tootin' caine in your own vein
What a shame
You shoot and aim for someone else's brain
You claim the insane
And name this day and time
For fallin' prey to crime
I say the system got you victim to your own mind

Dreams are hopeless aspirations
In hopes of comin' true
Believe in yourself
The rest is up to me and you
-Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

ive always loved those lyrics ever since i first heard them in 1995. i dunno, for some reason those lyrics, especially the last part, has been significant to me. but now theyre more significant since the person who i first heard it from is now dead. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

Another life cut short
it's funny how we never notice the tragic deaths that happen until it happens to someone famous. this time Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes from TLC tragically lost her life in an accident in Honduras. i remember when TLC first came out, i totally loved their music...i still listen to them from time to time. i just cant believe that the L from TLC is no longer around to make music. i was in disbelief when Mona told me about it, cuz the website that she showed me was the only one that had news about it...but once i heard more news, and heard it on the radio, disbelief became reality, sad but true....rest in peace Left Eye...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =(

boba controversy
ok, so Kristhine and i had this debate tonight at the APSA meeting about the proper name of those balls that float around in beverages. she says it's pearl, i say it's boba. we took a random survey of peeps standing around in the room and found out that most peeps from the bay (yay, hella, norcal, etc) area call it pearl or bubble, while the cooler people from southern cali refer to it as BOBA!!!. so, i decided to take a survey from the people who read my blog. so answer my lovely poll to settle this debate. *hint* the correct answer is boba =)








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where i'm from



Take the WHAT PART OF SAN DIEGO AM I FROM? Quiz



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did u know?
that i dont have anything really interesting to say, maybe cuz i'm lazy...but, nothing major of note to report. in other news, i have allergies...damn pollen!!! i am now sneezing, my throat itches, and my nose is stuffy. this always happens in april! grr...i think i shall sleep now, so i can rest up for pcc practice. stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages >=O

watch out
get outta the road!!!! Nem's coming, and she comes bearing a license!!! can you believe that they passed her? haha, now it would be a good idea to stay home next time you drive somewhere. haha...im just messing...congrats nem! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

beware
better watch out peeps, my Cosby Show/Family Ties partner in crime Nem is taking her driving test tomorrow. so if youre anywhere on the road tomorrow around 1:30pm, get outta the way!!! she'll be on the road, w/ a car!!! watch out!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages 8O

random ish
haven't felt the need to blog lately for some reason. yeah there have been a lot of things that have been going on, but i havent really felt like sitting down at my computer and putting it up for all to read. not that i'm defeating the pupose of having an online blog...ive just been too lazy. to briefly recap things...fusion was cool, pcc (Pilipino Cultural Celebration) practice is hectic and tiring, school is eh...lotsa reading, and STUDENTS FIRST dominated the AS elections (mad props to them), and i've filled up 1 frequent flyer card @ Quickly's boba shop since i started drinking boba again after giving it up for lent less than 2 weeks ago, i almost died burnt in class (see last post), and i performed my pcc dance (Habanera) today @ Thurgood Marshall College's Cultural Celebration. now i'm pooped and hungry. i'm off to enjoy my bacon cheddar potato wedges from jack in the crack. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

WE'RE GONNA BURN TO DEATH!!!
today was a normal day at school. i go to class, i sit in class, i try to learn, and the cycle continues til 5 pm. but today was an unusual day. everything was going normal...until i get to my 2nd class of the day, cogsci 11 @ warren lecture hall 2208. my professor starts the class as normal. about 5-10 minutes into class, we hear a screeching sound coming from outside. well, since warren lecture hall is by a construction site, we assume that the noise is coming from there, so my professor asks someone to close the door, which is successful in quieting the noise, and continues with her lecture. about 2 minutes later, the tech guy who is setting up the projector for our class walks in casually to finish his work, and says calmly "oh by the way, the fire alarm is going off...everybody is leaving the building." my professor asks "does that include us?" and the guy replies by saying "i think so." she then tells us "i think that maybe we should leave." with a phD in neurology, she sure is wise when it comes to emergencies. so we proceed to evacuate the classroom and gather by the construction site. my point? well, my point is that in the case of an actual fire, the mini halls of warren lecture hall are not equipped w/ fire alarms, and the doors are soundproof enough to drown out the sirens of the alarms that are outside. so, if there had been a real fire during our lecture about cognitive development in neurons, we would have died burned! aint that lovely? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages >=O

status quo
nothing major of note to report. first week of spring quarter has come and gone...meaning that there's only 9 weeks and finals week left til summer break. this year will be my first year since i was in high school that i will not be taking summer school. funny saying that, since i had never taken summer school til i got into college, and now summer school had become a routine...well, not this year. this year, i'm gonna enjoy my summer break, all i'm gonna do is work a bit, chill even more, and do summer bridge (thats work, but not really work cuz i really enjoy it).

speaking of work....i hate it! i wanna quit my job really bad. i dunno, i guess working there for over 2 years really burnt me out. it prolly wouldnt be as bad if they hadn't considered laying us off a couple of months ago. ever since they almost laid us, i havent been as happy working there as i once was. the idea of being expendable even after working there for over 2 years, just because i'm a student worker does not sit well with me. its funny, cuz even though i'm not permanent staff, i've been more permanent than even the permanent staff...shoot, i've even been there longer than my boss. the only thing that is keeping me at this job is the money...i need it. but even w/ that...i think i'm gonna quit after this quarter. money aint everything (but it sure is nice), especially when youre seen as nothing more than a "student worker." stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

Rip Off!
DO NOT sell your books to the UCSD bookstore, unless u wanna get ripped off!!! I sold 2 books that i used last quarter, and bought for at least $25 each. well, i sold them today...and all they gave me was $5.75...FOR BOTH BOOKS, not each!!!

UCSD Bookstore, "Saves Students Millions, Rips off Students Billions" -Luis Lopez
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The End
the end has come for my spring break. while most others had class today, i on the other hand did not...since i don't have classes on mondays or fridays (and possibly on wednesdays if my lower div profs dont require sections)...anyways, to make things short, i cant wait til this quarter's over, since summer is just around the corner. what better way to spend the last day of my break, than w/ a special someone =) *SAPPINESS alert* (you dont get much of these, so enjoy it while it lasts) dont think im psycho or weird or anything like that, but yeah...u know that good feeling in your stomach that wont go away, kinda like butterflies...well i have that, and i like it...i hope it doesnt go away...

with that said, i shall turn in so i may rest up for my first day of the third quarter of my third year in college. stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

boba in my tummy
today marked the end of my boba fast of 42 days (42, cuz i havent had boba since 2 days before ash wednesday)...and so i went buckwild, like i said i would. as of right now, i have a 4 stamps on my Quickly's card...the newest boba place, located conveniently down the street from me (of course, 1 of those stamps is from Ronnel's boba that i picked up for him). the rest of my day was pretty cool although i lost $40 @ Sycuan and Barona...but oh well, i had boba today...and i spent the day with a special someone and her family =)

a special "wholesome" shoutout goes to my Family Ties partner in crime Nem Pelonia who made a special appearance in my guestbook...stay tuned we'll be back after these messages =)

yay...too bad i have to wait another 2 days...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

The Happiest Place on Earth
Disneyland is definitely a happy place to be. true that it may be no Magic Mountain, with no rides that adds up to Angeli's X, or my favorite ride Goliath, but it is definitely a place to relive your childhood....and i did just that today. i had a lot of fun, just riding the rides that i rode as a child. funny thing is that i even got the feeling in my stomach before i got there that i got as a child, in anticipation for what was to come. and to top things off, i experienced it w/ a special someone...that alone made it all worthwhile. i would have to say that my day at disneyland was one of the best (if not the best) times ive had there. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

haloHalo
peeps have been wondering why a lot of my online stuff (eg.AIM sn, email addy, blog) is based on haloHalo, and not boba, since i tend to enjoy boba and have it more often than haloHalo. my ate Cat actually made me think about it, and actually gave me this idea to blog about it, so here's the explanation...well, the simple reason is...before there was boba, there was haloHalo. haloHalo has a lot of meaning to me...it's not just dessert. the literal meaning of haloHalo is "mix mix," and that certainly describes me...i'm mixed, filipino and black...so what better and shorter way to describe me, than by that term...haloHalo. it was also a small lil joke when i was in hs...i guess, it kinda started like junior year when i walked into a room one day, and greeted everybody with a random word that came out of my mouth...that word..."haloHalo" w/ a filipino accent...and it got peeps crackin up for some reason, and i guess that stuck with me.

so it's not just a tasty dessert, it really means something, but i will also be accepting donations of boba...starting this sunday....til then i'll stick to haloHalo. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

Reunion
last night was the reunion of all the Summer Bridges of the past. this year marked the 25th anniversary of the program...so there was a huge event to celebrate the occasion. it was weird seeing people who were students way back in 1978, way before i was even a glimmer in my parents' eyes. it's even weirder to see peeps Summer Bridge 1981, the year i was born ...to think that they were going through the program when my daily routine was eat, sleep, and get my diapers changed. it just makes me think how lucky i was to be in the program...looking at all these alumni, and seeing how successful they are now. it also gives me a good feeling that im working for the program...giving back to future classes of Summer Bridge, what was given to me from past Bridges. it was definitely nice to see other people who have at least 1 thing in common with me...Summer Bridge. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

i am a race car driver
i had no idea i was a race car driver til i found out that i won a race today...if you dont believe me...then look at this...but that photo dont look like me, i think they mistook me for a white guy!!! stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

Happy birthday to my newest alcohol supplier, Mr. Turtleboy himself David Tran! enjoy your day, and dont get too drunk;)

sigh of relief
my level of finals anxiety is at 0...i am now completely done with all of my finals, and now i can chillax for a week and a half...thank God for spring break, my brain was starting to die (if it hasnt already). now its time to get this spring break party started...i plan to just relax, and hang out with friends and a special someone ;)

how do u like my new layout? i kinda got tired of that blue star, so i figure that since im on spring break, why dont i put up a new layout. direct any feedback to my guestbook...not too many peeps sign it anymore, and its getting quite lonely. i think i will end this now, cuz i cant think of anything else to write, since i just wrote 3 papers in less than a week...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

madness
with finals right here, its that time once again to post the levels of stress anxiety, courtesy of my buddy Steph who is out somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. this was originally posted on 6/9/01

Levels of finals anxiety...by Stephanie Aguon
level 1-"ha..i have finals"
level 2-"hmm...i should study..."
level 3-"they're not gonna be that bad..."
level 4-"shit, I have finals"
level 5-"I'm gonna get crapped on!"

im at level 4 right now...dagnabbit i hate papers!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =S

2 1/2 more weeks!
im gonna go buckwild once lent ends...green tea house look out, cuz im coming!!! i am so craving boba...its not really cuz i miss the taste, its cuz peeps keep tempting me with it. just by telling me that theyre going on a boba run, or telling me that they got their own flavor of boba named after them...no individual names will be mentioned *ahem*ronnelmarkanthony*ahem* sorry i needed to clear my throat. next thing you know, i'll start twitching from withdrawal *twitch*...you didnt see that. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =X

no more classes
i am finished with classes for this quarter...but im still doing homework. why you may ask? well...i have finals coming up. my schedule is as follows...asian american lit paper due monday, hdp 110 final on monday, adolescent lit paper due friday, adolescent lit final quiz on friday, children and the media take home final due friday...however, my adolescent lit prof said that if we turn our papers by tuesday, we dont have to take the final quiz...so thats what i'm aiming for. another aim is for me to finish everything by tuesday, but i doubt that will happen, cuz i thought my hdp 110 final was on tuesday, but its not, so that screws up my original plans. well, at the very latest i will be done with everything by wednesday, and so i'll have a week and a half for spring break. but i just have to survive til then. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

boba-less
i have officially decided that i am giving up boba for lent. i hadn't made it official til now. i know i know, lent is half over, but i havent had boba since before lent began, and i was debating whether or not i should go the distance. but now i have made the decision, meaning no boba til after easter. since lent began, ive had almond milk tea and thai tea w/ no boba, and i have to say that it's definitely not the same without em balls. i will be glad once lent ends, so i can indulge in my boba pleasure. oh...btw...any rumor that i have been unfaithful to my vow of no boba for lent *ahem* is an untruth haha....i have not had any boba since February 12, and that will continue til mr. bunny rabbit delivers me colorful eggs in a basket. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =X

Centerstage
talent show was soooooooooooooo good. i had a lot of fun, and things worked out with everything just fine and dandy. no one pulled any fire alarms thanks to my highly trained staff of fire alarm watchers. Brian & Moneek were great security co-chairs with me...i had a lot of fun w/ em. moneek also did a good job being in the dance routine and skit. Ian & Jas did a good job coordinating the show. i had a lot of fun even though i was running around like a chicken w/ its head cut off making sure everything was secure. i just wish i coulda did dance routine, but i couldnt cuz i almost passed out the night before while practicing for it cuz of this stupid cold that i had..and i didnt feel up to it during the show...that was the first routine that i missed out on since i started @ UCSD. ah well, all in all i had fun. a lot of high school friends who i havent seen in a long time were there, so it was good to see them. but what i'm really happy for is the fact that 220 got first place...they've always got 2nd place @ APSA talent shows in the past, but this year they were really deserving of 1st place, and took it. good job to everybody who made this year's talent show a success.

on a side note, i'm starting to feel much better, although i still have a slight cough...its not as bad as it was before...stay tuned we'll be back after these messages =)

feeling like...
i've been really sick lately...and all i've had was just a cough...nothing else. but this cough has been making me feel really tired, even though ive been getting like 7-8 hours of sleep a night since i first got this cough. i even take naps, but i still feel tired a couple of hours later. i havent been to work at all this week, cuz i havent been feeling that great. get this...when i went to the doctor's the other day, i went to the "walk in" line to sign in. they tell me to wait in the waiting area, and so i do. they finally call me to the back about 20 minutes later to take my vital signs (blood pressure, weight, etc) and after that, they tell me to go back in the waiting area. after another 5 minutes, they call me back again and tell me "well Jeff, we're gonna set up an appointment for you to come back to see a doctor, and it looks like they won't be able to see you today." why did they waste my time by having me wait, and by taking my vital signs if they were just gonna have me come back some other time? why couldnt they have told me when i walked into the office? that makes no sense! well anyways, i just left without making an appointment...cuz i didnt wanna come back there some other day and go through that stuff again. ah well, im feeling a bit better today...so hopefully that keeps up

APSA talent show is tomorrow!!! people please come. it starts @ 7pm at UCSD Price Center Ballroom. Tickets are $5 presale...$8 at the door. it's gonna be a cool show =) haha, now i'm using my blog as an advertisement, hopefully it'll work. til i cough again...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

A happy birthday shoutout also goes to Mark. Enjoy your day dude, youre no longer a teenager =)

2 years
Happy Birthday to my car. i bought it exactly 2 years ago today. my baby is getting old =*) haha, its funny how im marking this down as an occasion. but oh well, i love my car. im debating whether or not i should go to work today, cuz i really dont feel like working today since im still coughing like crazy...well its getting a bit better, but i still feel blah. besides i need to read a lot today cuz i have a quiz tomorrow, so time off of work will do wonders. ah well, we'll see. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

*cough cough*
i havent been feeling that great lately, i guess thats why i havent been blogging. i'm not really sick, i just have a damned cough that wont go away...thats all, nothing else. well, when i feel a bit better, i'll prolly update more, but for now, i'm just gonna grab something to eat, then take a nap. meanwhile, while i'm away...sign my guestbook to help make me feel better. stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =/

procrastination
and so i have a midterm for HDP 110 tomorrow, and what did i decide to do today? that's right, i hung out with Mona today. i ditched work, and just hung out with her. it was pretty fun might i add. wandering around south san diego aimlessly was definitely better than studying or going to work. i did manage to get about an hour and a half worth of studying done today at the Southwestern College library cuz she had to go to class...i didnt wanna go home or head to UCSD and i still wanted to hang out with her some more after she got out of class, so i studied there. yeah, it was a fun day today...with more to hopefully come =). now i'm home and ive been studying for a couple of hours...but now what am i doing? yeah, i'm blogging. i'm such a procrastinator...wish me luck on my test tomorrow...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =) + =/

it happened again!
for only the second time that i have been in college, one of my classes was cancelled. my adolescent lit class was cancelled today because my professor was sick. good thing i checked my email during my break today, otherwise i woulda wasted an hour waiting around only to find out that my class was cancelled. so what did i do with my free time? well, i wandered around campus (between AP&M and the cog sci building) trying to find someone to authorize me to get into a class for next quarter. the stupid thing said that i was not in a major that was eligible to take that class, but the thing is, this class is a requirement for my HDP major. so i wandered around and finally i got the permission that i needed to add this class. so now i'm enrolled..yay me =) after that i napped, and went to the APSA meeting. when i got home from there, i worked on my children and the media project. i am now proud to say that i have finished my project..yay me again =)

i lead an interesting life don't i? stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

quite content (for the most part)
tonight was a nice night...it made me smile like this =D...something i had been hoping to happen, happened tonight, now let's hope that things in regards to that situation will continue on this happy note. i shall elaborate about what happened at a later time...i dont wanna jinx anything right now *knocks on wood* =X. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =D

something's wrong
i think my internet explorer is acting weird...it wont let me view any blogger, geocities, or tripod pages. i cant even open the main blogger page with it. a page comes up saying that the page cannot be displayed (you know...that annoying white page w/ text on it) the only way for me to view these pages is by signing onto AOL...and we all know how much i hate AOL. so this sucks...the only way for me to read my daily reads is by signing onto AOL...i seriously hope this problem is fixed soon, otherwise im gonna be using AOL a whole lot more...which i dont wanna. anyways, its late...time to sleep...g'nite all. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

Happy 21st Birthday to Ms. Showshie herself Stephanie Ng. enjoy your day buddy!!! =)

Broccoli w/ Mayonnaise?
this is random, but i don't see myself eating that. i know of 2 people who eat that, and they say it's good. the first person who i met that eats that is Lisa, and then i found out that my best friend Chie eats it too. funny thing is that they're both japanese...so i'm wondering...is that a japanese thing? i had never heard of that before until now...nothing wrong with eating it, i just dont see myself eating it...but then again, i didnt think i would like boba when i first tried it. well i dont think im gonna try broccoli w/ mayo anytime soon.

well, i just finished my asian american lit paper, and i have a headache. that is all...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

Note to self
i helped out at the KP high school conference yesterday, and i learned one very important thing. never eat adobo, pancit, and rice that was made by UCSD catering...that stuff was really nasty. the rice was porridge-like, the pancit smelled and tasted funny, and the adobo was anything but. the catering people even asked us if we wanted to eat it w/ chopsticks!!! we aint chinese...we dont eat filipino food w/ chopsticks...if anything, we eat w/ our hands. but other than that, the conference was a success...way better than last year. good job KP, and good luck to Dianne Que who organized this thing. *sniff sniff* my original APSA programming partner in crime is growing up *sniff sniff*. stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

Valentine's recap
and so another valentine's day has come and gone...just another day to add to the countless number of days that i've been single. i've always hated this day...the hearts, the redness, the lubbydubbiness of the day. just another reminder that there isnt a special someone for me to share this day with. as i speak right now, there are prolly a lot of people capping off their night with their special someone. as for me, i'm typing this blog...sad u say? i dont. as i woke up this morning, i thought to myself, oh boy, today will be full of lubbydubbiness, and none for me. so i went to my classes as if it were a normal thursday...nothing special there (other than getting my midterm back, and doing better than expected)...talked to a few people, ran a few errands after class. by the time i was done w/ my errands, and got to the cross for the APSA talent show meeting, i was tired and about to pass out on the meeting table. but when i saw the room fill up with people who also had nothing else to do and treated today like it was just another day, that reenergized me...even the ones w/ sig figs showed up...and the room was full of joyful energy...maybe it was cuz we were revealing each other's crazy cupid, but it still made me feel better. at times, i even forgot what the day was...i just thought of the crazy cupid stuff as a bunch of friends getting together to give their secret pals a gift. as the meeting started, Ian told us to tell everybody our name, major, college, committee, and best valentine memory. well when it was my turn, i said that today was the best one, just cuz no other valentine's day stood out in my memory, and today was just like the others. but now, a few hours after that meeting...i realize now that this was the best valentine's day ive had...not because we were celebrating the day of love with our sig figs (or by ourselves)...but because we were celebrating it with each other, and having a good time too. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)