this break...the last part of it
beware, long entry
so yeah, this weekend marks the end of spring break. what did i do? well, as i had mentioned in the past few blogs, i went to the N*E*R*D* concert downtown last night w/ my friend from high school Jennifer. the concert started @ midnight, so jen and i decide to get downtown a lil early to eat and check out the clubs before the concert. we leave mira mesa around 9pm and get downtown about 15-20 min later. once we get there, we werent expecting there to be that many people down there, and thus expected to get a parking space. wrong! after driving around for 10-15 min looking for parking on the street, we conceded that there was no parking, and decided to park at a cheap lot. we found one for $7 for the night. we pay the attendent (more on this later) and park and walk around downtown. we ate @ Sammy's Woodfired Pizza, and then went to E. St Alley for about 45 min (yeah we wanted to go back there after the concert since they're open til 4am). so we get in line for the concert @ 1130ish, which by that time is a block long. so slowly we move forward to get into the club where the concert was taking place. we finally get in, and wait for the concert to start. the concert was about 15 min late in getting started...but finally Black Eyed Peas took the stage. it was a good set...they played for over an hour, and played many of their well known songs...i was a bit disappointed that they didnt play "joints and jams" but i'll get over it. around 130am, they finish their set and the stage peeps get the stage ready for N*E*R*D*. you would think that they had this getting ready for the next act thing down, since this was the 2nd concert of the night...but it took 45 min for them to get everything ready and for N*E*R*D* to take the stage. they also had a good set, in which they played all their songs...especially lapdance, which was their closing song.

so the concert ended around 330. Jen & I leave the club with a good feeling after the concert, and was gonna go back to e st to catch the after party...but jen was getting tired, so we decided not to go back, and just go home instead. we get back to the parking lot to find that my car WAS NOT THERE! we saw a tow truck towing out a car, and like 3 other people standing there in disbelief. a group of 4 guys came running to catch the tow truck before he left w/ their car. apparently the lot closes @ 2am, something which the attendent neglected to tell us. in fact, there were signs that led us into the lot saying that there was event parking, and the attendent even said that we can park there all night. oh yes, there was a small sign that was posted by the pay machines, but since we paid the attendent, we had no need to go by the pay machines (and thus see the microscopic sign). there were no other signs that said what time the lot closed. so my car got towed away. the tow guy said that we could pick up the car after 8am. so out of luck at 330am, i called my dad to share the bad news, and to get him to pick us up. after taking jen home (well to her sister's friend's house where her sister was staying the night, so she could get her sister's keys since jen left hers in my car), i got home @ 445am.

today, i went to pick up my car. guess how much it cost me. it cost me $235!!! apparently, if i had picked it up tomorrow, it would be $20 cheaper...cuz of the weekend fee, but since school starts tomorrow, i need my car today. i found out that 11 other cars had been towed (the most they had ever towed from 1 lot in a single night). i'm gonna call them up tomorrow to complain about what happened. hopefully my $$$ will be refunded...$235 is a lot, especially for a college student!

ok...enough about all that...my final quarter begins tomorrow @ 10am. 11 more weeks, and i'm outta here. i still have a lot to take care of between now and then. gotta get prepared to enter fully into the real world. speaking of real world...anybody need a house/apartmentmate? lemme know, cuz im moving out this summer. the real world waits for no one! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =S

just got back
from disneyland not too long ago. 2nd time this week that i went. at first i didnt feel like going...basically cuz i didnt feel like getting out of bed this morning, plus i had a lot of stuff on my mind, but im glad i went. met up w/ Soozan @ UCSD then drove up to disneyland and met up w/ Biggunz Ian. went to california adventure for half the day where we went to 7 attractions, had a massive lunch and funnel cake, then went to disneyland where we went to 7 more attractions (including the new snow white live action show)...towards the later part of the night, we met up w/ a couple of biggunz's friends. it was a good trip there, and a very useful use of my annual pass. good times to get my mind off of other things...well sorta =/

got my grades too...let's say i'm satisfied w/ my grades, but i wish 1 particular grade were slightly higher...oh well...i'm done w/ my major and minor...now onto chillin for my final quarter @ UCSD....that is after i go to the N*E*R*D* concert this weekend. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

this isnt the end!!!
i've worked too hard on this to let it end like this...it's time for a new strategy. the "friends" strategy will be my approach...let's see if it yields the results that i wish for. yes i'm being vague about this...but this is not something that i wish to share. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

ENOUGH SAID!!! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages >=O

how sweet it is
to be done with finals...i just finished my last final for my last winter quarter @ ucsd. for once, i wasnt feeling stressed out about finals...it was really laid back. i only wish that the finals were earlier in the week so i could have officially started my spring break early. oh well, its not like i was really studying this week. my major final was done on monday, and all i had left were my tagalog and sign language finals. so i unofficially began my spring break on monday night, with the stupid technicality of the "easy" finals yesterday and today. so what do i have planned and finalized? well...i'm definitely going to the N*E*R*D* concert next saturday, and i'm gonna visit SDSU to check out their TEP program....and there are a few things that i have in mind, but not sure if it will go through. pretty much, i'm just gonna chill for a bit and not really do any thing too stressful. if anybody wants to do anything this next week, i'm always down...just as long as it wont cost much $$$. as for tonight, i'm gonna party hop and check out birthday parites and end of the qtr parties. no more school, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks!!! =p LET SPRING BREAK COMMENCE! stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

feels good
to know that i officially finished my human development major. i turned in my hdp 150 final today and now im totally finished with all the classes that i ever have to take for that major. i have 2 more finals left on thurs and fri, but they arent too major. tagalog is on thurs, which i'm slightly worried about cuz my tagalog isnt all that great...but i think i should be alright cuz im taking it pass/no pass...i know i know, i should want to strive for the best in that class cuz its tagalog and i should wanna learn it, and it does count for my minor...but at this point, im not really caring too much about it...i just wanna be over with it so my spring break can begin. the other final i have is for sign language, which also isnt too bad cuz all i'm doing in that is watching a video and asking multiple choice questions about it...so i'm pretty much just chillin the rest of the week. dont be jealous of me and my easy finals...i've already served my punishment for 5 years and have had my fair share of all nighters, i think its time for me to chill. as for spring break which is upcoming...i was supposed to be going to vegas w/ Aldrin and others, but i dunno if that's gonna go down anymore...i unexpectedly spent over $200 on new tires for my car last week, so i dunno if im able to fund such a trip....so i figure that i'm just gonna stay in town, maybe go to disneyland w/ my annual pass. one of my favorite music groups N*E*R*D* along with Black Eyed Peas are coming to town on March 27 @ the 4th & B downtown...so i think i might go to see them. im also looking forward to spending some time w/ someone cool =) as for right now...im gonna go do some non-studying by watching tv. should i study later? hmm...we'll see. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

on another note...
today is the last day of winter quarter, meaning today is hand clap day for professors. it also marks the end of my final winter quarter @ ucsd, and the end of classes for both my major and minor. i am for the most part done with college, except for those pesky finals and the 1 ge class i have to take in the spring. mark your calendars...3 months from today is my graduation (830am, June 12 @ Rimac field...yes i'm walking with Marshall college), and 4 months til i turn 23...time is going by really fast! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

Happy 21st Birthday to Brian (on the 10th), 20th Birthday to Mizuki (yesterday), and 23rd Birthday to Joanne (today)! you guys are old now...especially Joanne, who's fricken old!!!! =p

ok...overanalization...never mind that last post...just randomly thinking, i found out first hand. =)

random thought
just a thought...why do people who im close to tend to include me in their good new last? i found out some good news about someone by reading someone else's xanga. she xangaed about it right after she found out...that was about an hour ago. and as of right now, i haven't heard anything officially. i thought we were very close, and would think that i would be one of the first to find out about it (at least before her, not that she should be at the bottom of the list), especially with the background that we have. i dunno...maybe i'm just overanalyzing it, but it does bother me. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

oatmeal
is some mighty tasty stuff, especially the flavored ones...ok that was random. i will update y'all about what's been going on in my life, including the start of pcc 2k4, talent show, tagalog presentation, and the upcoming revelle semi-formal that i will be attending this coming saturday. but for now, i need to research atkin's diet stuff for my presentation in hdp 150 this coming monday. but for now i shall go finish my oatmeal and this research. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)