It's September already?!?!?!?!!
wow...this year is moving by really fast. i havent really updated this thing in awhile, cuz really nothing has been going on. My daily routine consists of waking up at 7am, showering, getting dressed, going to work, come home, try to do the errands that i needed to do that day, fix/eat dinner, relax, iron for the next day, go to sleep, repeat. i feel so adult for some reason. but now in addition to all that i do in a day, lately we have been looking for a new roommate cuz Armando moved out last weekend, so i've been trying to move along the process to find a #4 for the house. other than that, it's been normal routine.

so rumor has it that UCSD is starting school in a couple of weeks. it feels kinda weird that i am not getting ready to go back to school as has been my normal routine around this time for the past 18 years. this year's opening day of school will not be one that i will be celebrating since i have graduated from college. part of me misses the routine of getting ready for school, reuniting w/ friends i havent seen in 3 months, welcome week festivities, and even the first day of school where it's just a kickback day of intros and expectations. but alas...none of that will be had by me, since i am a working man w/ a degree. speaking of which...where's my diploma??? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

Happy 23rd Birthday to the bestest friend in the whole wide world...Chie! She's such an old dork =p

amazing race
ok ok...i'm not really one to watch reality shows other than mtv's real world...but i have to admit that i am hooked on amazing race. the way they build it up and the tasks that they have to perform make for a good story line that i wanna follow. i really like the midget and her cousin, but they got eliminated tonight. so now my next favorite is chip and kim, the "token" black people on the show. they got first place tonight. i just want the dating people...the ones who helped to eliminate the midget...to get eliminated.
another show that i watch, but not quite as interested in is big brother... i dont really know the story line as well cuz there are like 3 shows a week, and i cant/dont watch em all. but the game play on that show is pretty interesting, as well as the drama thats going on.
work is cool...i, along with the rest of my department are getting paid to go to the del mar horse races tomorrow. we still have to work 1/2 day, but after that...we're going to the races. my work is paying for the ticket, food, and drinks. i must say that i'm lucky to have landed this job. ok...i think i've updated this thing enough for now...my energy is going away. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

i really think i should update this thing
and i know i said that i would, but i just dont have the energy to do it right now. its not that im energy drained, cuz its not really that. i just dont feel like sitting here typing out every thing that has been going on in my life lately. dont worry, i'm still gonna update this thing every now and then, i just wont really be updating much about my life...at least not this week (unless i find the energy to). i will say though that i am enjoying living on my own, although it's weird to visit home. it's also weird to know that home will also be up for sale starting tomorrow. 10 years in that place...ahh the memories. well, time to make new memories...away from home. stay tuned we'll be back after these messages =T

too tired
and too lazy to update this thing...work and other activities here at my new abode are zapping my energy...but have no fear, i will have a real update soon...i foresee myself updating this thing by this weekend...i hope. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =S

withdrawal
part of me misses summer bridge...that is all. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

so tired
been moving in to my new place all day. uhaul sucks...they put me on the waiting list for a truck, and said they would call to lemme know my status. by 330, i was wondering what was going on, so i called their number...was on hold for way over an hour. went over to the uhaul on camino ruiz and miralani, waited in a long line, and when i finally got to the front, the guy was being a jerk by saying that he couldnt find my name, he then asked for my confirmation #, but i had forgotten that at home...so he told me to come back. so i went home to get it, and came back. almost didnt get a truck, cuz my rsvp was lost in the system somewhere and they didnt have any trucks for me. but since the 2nd guy was the manager, he hooked it up and gave me a truck. many thanks to EllenMae & Mohan who helped me pack and haul my crap over to my new home. k...i'm gonna shower and sleep now...so tired. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages ++

moving
in this coming weekend to my new humble abode just ~6 blocks away from here.  i'm pretty excited bout moving, but im not excited about moving.  lemme explain...i'm looking forward to moving out on my own, but i dont wanna do the actual physical moving that is involved.  in a way, i kinda screwed myself by waiting til today to reserve a u-haul for saturday.  i'm on the waiting list for one, so hopefully one becomes available on saturday afternoon.  i dont really have all that much to transport over that is heavy...just my bed, dresser, and big screen tv that my dad is giving me....but i still need a u-haul to move it.  i'm so much of a mover procrastinator that i havent even really started packing.  i really dont need to pack and move all my stuff right away, cuz i can always come back and get the rest of it anytime i want.  point is...i dont wanna move my stuff!  i'm kinda also gonna miss my room...i've lived here for 10 years...kinda hard not to get bittersweet about it.  oh well...i'm finally moving out on my own.  stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

sofa king hot
my room is like an oven, and has been that way all day...actually its been that way all week...thankfully i havent really felt it this week cuz ive been in an air conditioned building at work.  despite that, id rather have spent my time at the beach...but oh well, i'm making money.  speaking of which, i got my first paycheck yesterday!  woohoo, i really needed the money.  but hey, anybody wanna go to the beach w/ me?  the weather is perfect for it...lemme know.  but i can only go after 5pm m-f and on weekends cuz of work, so yeah...let's go...
 
sorry for the last post i made...of course it was my bday and i was soooo out of it.   it was a really fun night, thanks to all of you who celebrated w/ me.  i definitely paid for it the next day while i was at work.  i was feeling the effects of my bday...and my co-trainees knew it.  ah well, you only turn 23 once right?  so i'm supposed to be in vegas this weekend, but was forced to change the trip to a different weekend, cuz pretty much everybody who was supposed to go backed out.  sorry Aldrin for cancelling it so suddenly on you, i'll make it up to you when we go....he was the only person who could go out of the 4 others who were supposed to go.  i really wanna go w/ a bunch of friends, so if anybody wants to go...lemme know...
 
im off in the search of cool and an ice cream cone...as the title says, it's sofa king hot!  stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

so buzzed right now

li habent been this buzed in a long timed. thank yo for all who you came out;. mon asked me to blg while while i was tsyill buzzed and stuffs. if i am not readabled to you to read, its becaused i have alcohalo in myh sysletem. dont alaugh at me, cuz it was yount u who boughht me beverages and stuffs. ok...stay tuned...we'll be back aftgetr these messages. thank you to you who came oput and wished me a happy birftday. stay tuned...we'llb e backl after these messages =-)

do you smell that???
yes, that is the smell of an old fart. i am now 23 yrs old as of today...meaning one thing, my mother gave birth to me 23 yrs ago, making today my birthday. for some reason, i do not feel any older and i definitely did not look forward to turning another year older. 22 was a nice age for me...last year of college, i was a academic transition counselor to 6 great guys, which was a major goal for me throughout my ucsd career, i dealt with love life issues, and of course, i graduated from ucsd...i was quite content with that age. but with 23 comes a whole lot more in terms of entering the real world. graduating college as a 22 year old means entering the workforce as a 23 year old. also, i will be moving out at the end of this month for the first time in my life (unless u count the 4 summer bridges i was a part of). basically, i really have to become an adult. yeah yeah, i became an adult @ age 18, but i just prolonged non-adult life for an extra 5 years as i proceeded through college life, and now i am faced with the reality of life. but that is a part of growing up. thank you everybody for your birthday wishes...they really put a smile on my face. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

working man
started at my new job yesterday. it seems like a cool place to work. been doing a lot of training stuff and get to know you stuff. was in the classroom pretty much all day (pretty boring, but i guess necessary). the benefits are pretty nice too. still cant believe that im out of school, and actually working! i will also be moving out at the end of the month. moving in w/ Chris, and Mikey (who i am also working with in the same team). crazy stuff i tells ya. stay tuned....oh wait, did i mention someone's birthday is coming up on monday? i wonder whose it is....we'll be back after these messages ;)

Happy 24th Birthday to Rosanna!!!! you's an old fart!!!

nothing to really say
but hi! this is a boring post to keep my faithful readers entertained with something from me.

went to oasis today for a visit, and to pick up a summer bridge application for my cousin. i also drove by argo hall. both were sharp reminders that i will not be a part of summer bridge this year. i really wish i had gotten hired as a senior staff member for this year, but i guess it wasnt meant to be. its just weird for me to think that this will be the first summer bridge in 5 years that i will not be an active participant of. i will most likely be visiting the program (especially if my cousin Antonio gets in).

i have 385 miles on my new car...its been fun driving it, and it is definitely honoring the memory of my civic si. lojack was installed in it today, if somebody plans on taking it like they took my last car, i will know about it ;)

exactly 2 weeks until i turn 23!!! *ahem*july 12*ahem* *hint**hint* gas cards, best buy cards, and aeropostale and american eagle stuffs would be greatly appreciated *wink**wink*

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YEAH NEW CAR!!!
i am now the proud owner of a 2004 ______________ ____________!!! oops, my fingers wont let me reveal the identity of my new car. i guess if u wanna know, u gotta see it in person. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

employed
i got the job!!! they called me this morning to tell me that they're "excited to have [me] aboard as a member of homecomings financial". i start @ 830am on July 6, and i have to go through a month of training. i'm gonna get paid nicely, and good benefits (although the benefits wont kick in til sept 1). yeah yeah, its not a teaching job like ive been wanting, but whatever will pay the bills right? next thing on my agenda...get my car! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

*crosses fingers*
i really hope i get this job that i applied for! was interviewed for the 2nd time today. it seems like a really cool place to work, and the pay and benefits are really nice! homecomings financial...i will be waiting for a call from you real soon! also looking forward to getting my new car to replace my recently stolen honda civic...i hope to get it sometime this week...that is if insurance comes through with their check. wanna do some math? ok here it goes...the value of my car comes out to be $14750 (not bad, i paid $16700 4 1/2 years ago)...the deductable is $250, bringing the total to $14500...i owed $1175..so the total amount of money i'm getting from this is $13325. not bad. if i had sold my car, i'd be lucky if i could get $11000. it pays to get your car stolen, but i wouldnt recommend it...too many headaches, and stress...add to that the other stuff (like pikachu, my mp3 cd player, and cds) getting stolen sucking up the wazoo! but the car that i'm gonna get to replace my 2000 civic si (the best civic ever made) will definitely honor the memory of my beloved automobile. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

quick update
still waiting on insurance to see how much theyre gonna give me for my car...then i'm gonna get a new car! what kind of car am i gonna get you ask? well...thats for me to know and for you to find out. let's just say that i already know what i'm gonna get and its a car that suits me and would make my old car proud, but i won't share it here, not just yet.

did u feel the earthquake on tuesday? i did...during my job interview for homecomings financial! well, it must have been a good interview, cuz i got a callback, and will have a 2nd interview tomorrow!

went to disneyland yesterday w/ Mari, Steph, and Ian since my annual pass expires today. it was fun...just remember, it's all about the "rule of 3's!"

i actually uploaded some pics! wanna see em? click here, here, here, and here

that's all...imma go do something else...i've been at the comp for too long. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

March 4, 2000-June 13, 2004
Happy graduation to me...someone stole my car! went to noel's grad party last night, and when i got back, it was gone! this morning, the police department found it stripped down to the frame in downtown san diego on juniper street. it was a professional operation. i really loved that car, it was the first car that i ever bought on my own. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =(

Farewell UCSD
The Regents of the University of California, Acting Chancellor Marsha Chandler, and the 2004 Graduating Class of John Muir College at The University of California, San Diego announce that Jeff Davis Green III is a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Human Development with a minor in Ethnic Studies. This degree was conferred upon him at the Thurgood Marshall College Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, June twelfth, Two-Thousand and Four at Eight-thirty in the morning, North Campus Recreation Area (RIMAC Field).

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major case of senioritis is in effect
and that means i have not done anything that involves studying, reviewing, reading, or academic-ing since class ended on friday. had my first final today in sign language...not too bad, but whatever cuz it's p/np...next up is tep 109, my teaching pe class, which apparently will be a 2 hour long test. eh...whatever, i'm so through with school! what's next...work. i had an interview with geico yesterday, and will have another with homecomings financial (same place where Mikey works) this coming friday right before p-grad. i make my final appearance @ ucsd this saturday @ 830am on RIMAC field. look out real world, jeff green is on his way, and he's taking no prisoners! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

GLEN!...GLEN GLEN GLEN...GLEN GLEN GLEN...GLEN GLEN GLEN!
i cracked up when when i saw this commercial for starbucks at adam's going away/graduation party tonight...i hadnt seen it til now, even though a lot of peeps have been talking bout it.

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graduating is so fricken expensive!
i have spent so much money on this process. $20 for apsa grad banquet, $100 for pictures, $70 for announcements, $60 for cap and gown (with an extra tassel and a ucsd stole), $20 for KP p-grad among other things. but i figure what the hell...i'll only graduate from college once right?
so i havent updated this thing in a while cuz i have been busy with the graduation hoopla. this week is my final week of instruction ever @ ucsd, and as i write this, there are only 9 days left until i step onto rimac field to bid my final adieu to this university. the fact that i'm graduating did not hit me until i participated in APSA's grad banquet this past saturday. before then, i was just whatever about graduating, but when the ceremony was going on, i was suddenly hit with a rush of memories and the realization that my time here is just about over. when the graduates were each called up, i had to pause a bit to take a deep breath before they put the sash around my shoulders. that moment was too surreal for me...after participating in so many grad banquets in the past, i couldnt believe that that moment was my own. grad banquet was great...i had a lot of fun, and jill was a great date! but the night cannot be explained in words.
in addition to ending my time in apsa, i also ended my time with the summer bridge program after being a part of it in some way or another since 1999. i found out that i was not hired to be senior staff for summer bridge 2004, so i finished up my duties. i had my final one-on-ones with my students from intersuite 450, and cleaned out my office. it's weird that i have untethered myself from my 2 main anchors here at ucsd, to find my way elsewhere.
today was the ethnic studies reception, and i was presented with a graduation stole from the department. who woulda thought that i would be honored by the ethnic studies department 5 years ago when i hated the ethnic studies classes i was taking? another surreal moment.
next week is KP's p-grad...more last minute memories and reminisces amongst friends...and then i'm out.

so what will you be doing on saturday june 12, 2004? i know what i will be doing. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =S

dashed entry
-haven't blogged in awhile
-been getting ready to graduate
-my last sungod last friday...the clipse, goldfinger, and busta rhymes performed...got nicely buzzed
-worked a lot this past weekend
-best friend Chie's grad party was on sat
-Alfred's 23rd birthday
-worked on APSA senior surprise ;)
-last Intersuite 450 meeting =/
-more senior surprise stuff
-mini-interview to see about getting a summer bridge senior staff position
-last summer bridge '03 get-together
-last kaibigang pilipino meeting
-more senior surprise craziness
-last broomball game
-i need a haircut
-can't wait for APSA grad banquet...Jill is my date =)
-all people's celebration @ the CCC tomorrow...got nominated for something
-k...i'm done
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lazy bum
that's me! i skipped my 10am sign class this morning, and just slept in. it doesnt really matter that i ditched since there was a sub anyways. we had a sub on fri in that same class, and it was just a big waste of time. i had wanted to be somewhat productive today, but instead i just sat around on my lazy ass and watched tv and played video games. oh well...i'm a graduating senior, i have that right and that privilege. =p

congrats to my best friend Chie for graduating from SDSU this past weekend, as well as a lot of other people who did the same. i'm next! less than a month, and i will be a certified unemployed college graduate. as for tonight, it's going to be my last board meeting for apsa. so bittersweet, but it's time to pass the reigns on to the youngins. damn...im getting old! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

so i also did a quiz
it's been awhile since i took one of these, but since i am graduating from ucsd in less than a month, i figure why not?

I scored a 64% on the "How UCSD Are You?" Quizie! What about you?

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so i decided to do a survey thing

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Copy this whole list into your [journal].
2. Bold the things that are true about you.
3. Whatever you don't bold is false.

01. When I was younger, I made some bad decisions
02. I don't watch much TV these days
03. I love broccoli
04. I love sleeping
05. I have loads of books
06. I once slept in a toilet
07. I love playing video games (mostly)
08. I adore marijuana
09. I watch ER
10. I watch 'One Tree Hill'
11. I like sharks
12. I love spiders, I think they're adorable, especially the ones with bright colors on their backs
13. I was born without hair and I still have no hair
14. I like George W. Bush
15. People are cool
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year
17. I have a Toyota and a pool
18. I have a lot to learn especially w/ females
19. I carry my knife everywhere with myself
20. I'm really, really smart
22. I have a secret don't we all?
23. I hate rain
24. I drink health juice
25. Punk rock rules
26. I hate Bill Gates
27. I love Vietnamese food
28. I would hate to be famous
29. I am not a morning person
30. I have semi-long hair
31. I have short hair
32. I have potential ???
33. I'm pure Afghan
34. My legs are two different sizes.
35. I have a twin
36. I wear those long ass socks
37. I can roll my tongue
38. I like the way that I look uhh...
39. I'm obsessed w/Italian food
40. I know how to French braid
41. I can be pessimistic or optimistic whenever I want
42. I have a lot of mood swings i'm not female =p
43. I skateboard/snowboard
44. I think that skateboarders are HOT
45. I'm in a band
46. I have talent ;) ivan tulay
47. I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have
48. I think that I'm popular
49. I am currently single
50. I can't swim
51. My favorite color is either blue, red, or white
52. I practically live in sweatshirts
53. I love to shop
54. I would classify myself as either punk or goth
55. I would classify myself as ghetto only
56. I'm a prep, shop at abercombie, and ADMIT IT
57. I'm obsessed with my xanga blog. eh...when i'm bored
58. I don't hate anyone I just say I do
59. I know how to square dance
60. I have a unibrow
61. I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mom
62. I have a cell phone
63. I believe in God
64. I watch MTV on a daily basis.
65. I know how to play the tuba
66. I need coffee to live.
67. I have had a girlfriend before
68. I've rejected someone before
69. I currently like someone kinda
70. I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life
71. I want to have kids when I get older
72. I have changed a diaper before
73. I've called the cops on a friend before
74. I bite my nails sometimes
75. I am a member of the Hilary Duff fan club
76. I'm not allergic to anything
77. I love broadway plays, and have been to at least 3
78. I have no idea who the 38th president was and im in AP US History :/
79. I plan on seeing Mary Kate and Ashley's new movie
80. I am completely shy around the opposite sex
81. I'm online 24/7 when im home
82. I have at least 25 away messages saved
83. I have tried alcohol or drugs at a party
84. I loved Rush Hour the movie?
85. I've read all of the Harry Potter trilogy its actually a…5ology
86. If I were a dwarf, I would be Dopey
87. When I was a kid I played with G.I. Joes
88. I don't mind country music
89. i would die for my friends ONLY if it were something worth dying for
90. I think that Juicy Fruit is the best type of gum
91. I watch soap operas whenever I can
92. I'm obsessive and paranoid and extremely jumpy
93. I would love to be Demi Moore because Ashton Kutcher's a major hottie umm...no, i dont swing that way
94. I love the Beatles.. they're classic
95. I love to have sex... ;) who doesn't?
96. Halloween is awesome because you get free candy...
97. I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it.
98. I have to fart at 5 times a day who doesn't?
99. I want this damned thing to be over!
100. I'm happy.


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20000
so no one told me that they were #20000, so i have no idea who was the lucky person...oh well, the blog will go on! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

19998
is the number of visitors to my site as i write this. who will be #20000? if you are, sign the tagboard so at least i know who u are. now i must sleep so i can take my car in tomorrow @ 8am to get the throttle body replaced for free. blah to 8am, whoever invented that god awful time should get a good kicking in the ass. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

pcc is over
meaning that i will prolly never perform on a stage again, unless u count grad banquet which is coming up in 2 weeks. it just reminds me that this stage of my life, the college part, is just about over. the saturday show was better and shorter than the friday show. it would have been better if my parents didnt get into a big fight over something stupid right after the show...it was really embarassing...but whatever, it's over. i just hope that next month when i graduate, the same thing wont happen again.

oh well...it's monday afternoon, and i'm done w/ class. im just gonna chill a bit before i head off to quite possibly my last apsa board meeting. the new officers were elected last week, and they have to do appointments...so im thinking that tonight will be a transition meeting. such bittersweetness. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =(dunno how to feel right now)

day 1
of my final pcc is done...day 2 is coming up. all in all it has been a great night, including meeting up w/ my ATC jesson and taking a legacy pic w/ him and mohan. more later, must sleep now. the story's coming...the story's coming...the story's coming together! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

1 year
it's been 1 year since the world lost you big bro. you are definitely missed =(

this is frustrating!!!
maybe i should just stop caring...maybe i should just move on. how did i get so attached and so affected by this? i always just end up getting hurt in the end. too bad i cant just take off my feelings as easilly as i take my shoes off. what to do? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages >=/

yes...i will be performing, so go! it's this coming fri and sat!!! email pcctickets04@yahoo.com

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Happy 20th Birthday to Ning! You're no longer a teenager, but thats ok, you know what i think of ya ;) =p

random =)ing
so for tep 109 (my teaching PE class) we have to go to an elementary school to observe a classroom teacher instructing PE. this past monday i went back to my old elementary school, Hickman Elemantary School here in Mira Mesa to talk to my 3rd grade teacher, Miss Fuhrman, about setting something up so i can observe. she was glad to see me...it had been 14 years since i was last a student in her class. so when i get there, her students were in an assembly so she and i sat and talked for about 15 minutes to catch up on life's randomness. we then went to pick up her class. thats when it started...her kids started asking me all sorts of questions. my original intention of staying for a few minutes to catch up w/ miss fuhrman and schedule an observation visit turned into an hourlong Q&A session.

so today Ian and i went back to do our observation. and as we were walking to the room...we heard a few voices saying "hi mr. green!" and "he's back! he's back! mr. green came back!" now...this was @ 8am in the morning, and for those of you who know me know that i am definitely not a morning person, and it takes a lot to get a smile out of me at that god-awful hour of the morning in which i refuse to be awake for anything. but those kids remembering me and being excited at seeing me put a big smile on my face (yes...at 8AM in the fricken morning!) stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =D

so tired...
so very very tired. too many things hitting me from so many directions. this is supposed to be my chill quarter. why is drama popping up everywhere i turn? geez...7 more weeks til im outta here, but it feels like it will take longer to resolve the issues. it will prolly calm down by the time i get out, but still...i just wanna enjoy my final quarter in peace. i just wanna sleep...and then graduate. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

Happy 22nd Birthday to Ellenmae Lim! Yes, she's as old as me now...but not for long =p If you didnt go to her party this past weekend, then you missed out on the craziness!

random gripe
so i was having a conversation tonight w/ a friend about the padres vs. giants game that she went to after i had read her online journal. since i'm a padres fan, i just happened to say "boo to the giants." thats when she got mad by saying that she doesnt wanna hear it, she heard enough of it at the game by the other fans, and that since the game was over i shouldnt talk about it anymore. i was basically expressing my opinion about the giants, like anybody would who does not like another team. she took this to be an attack on her and got pissed. ok, for one, this was not an attack on her...at no point did i say "you suck cuz you like the giants" or something like that...i was saying that i do not like a certain team, in a conversation in which 2 friend who like 2 different teams would have. ok...yes the game was over, but its not like i was talking about this game 6 months from now when there is no baseball...or just brought it out of the blue. she promptly signed off after she felt like i was attacking her. am i out of line for expressing my opinion about a baseball team during a convo about baseball? i think not...but i could be wrong. what do u think? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

so...
since i was sick and plain ol lazy, i havent updated in over a week. and just cuz im still lazy (and blogger just erased an entry that i had just written), i'm just gonna give highlights of this past week

-was sick, but got better
-pcc practice
-fusion 2004...mad props to masa & 220 for a great show...one of the best fusions i ever went to
-dropped ethnic studies 128...15 page paper for my last qtr @ ucsd? no thanks
-pcc script practice
-work @ oasis
-passport to asia
-students first! dominated the asucsd elections this past week, too bad Harish didnt win presidency
-1 year anniversary of Eric's stroke
-flew to las vegas to take my mom to get elbow surgery
-visited eric's family
-flew back in time for Dorkyjanet's dinner thing @ San Tong Palace (see Aldrin's blog to see part of what we ate
-got boba w/ chris, nikh, benji, and dorkyjanet after dinner

tis all for now. gonna chill for the rest of the night so i can get up tomorrow to go to pcc practice. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

damnit i'm sick! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

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 =)

from a high to a low
February 24, 2004

Dear Jeff Green III,

Thank you for applying to Teach For America. We greatly appreciate the time and
energy you have devoted to this effort. We regret to inform you that based on our
review of your application materials we are unable to invite you to interview.

We received almost 9,000 applications to Teach For America this deadline and
although we are unable to provide individualized feedback explaining admissions
decisions to each applicant, we can assure you that decisions are made as
judiciously and thoroughly as possible and that each application is read carefully.
While we would like to accommodate all interested applicants, it is not possible for
us
to interview all of the individuals that apply to our program.

We encourage you to pursue your demonstrated interest in expanding opportunities for
children and effecting social change. For those interested in pursuing other ways
to make a difference, we have posted a list of resources to consider on our website
at www.teachforamerica.org/documents/opportunities_for_change.pdf. Although this
list is by no means comprehensive, we do hope that it will serve as a useful
reference guide to help you explore other
ways to contribute to this effort.


We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

Sincerely,

Teach For America Admissions

my first rejection from a postgrad opportunity...and its not even the end of winter quarter. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

results
Test Date: 01/24/2004

JEFF D GREEN III
SAN DIEGO, CA 92126

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Examination: 120 CSET Science Subtest III: Biology/Life Scienc
Status: Pass

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Single Subject Assessments for Teaching and CSET examinations were developed
specifically for use in teacher credentialing. To preclude the use of Single
Subject Assessments for Teaching and CSET scores for purposes other than
credentialing (e.g., employment, assignment), scores of passing candidates are not
reported.

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Note: Internet scores are unofficial and are not a substitute for an official score
report. Your official score report, which has been mailed to you, contains more
detailed diagnostic information about your performance.

so i passed the test! i didnt think i would pass it, but i did. i am now qualified to learn how to become a biology teacher. aint life grand? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

officially declared
that i'm graduating! i registered today after my sign language class, and it is official, i'm outta here in june (if my degree check goes through).

in other news...certain persons make me =) even after a month of =)'s im still enjoying
=)ing...will elaborate later cuz it's time to sleep. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

Friday the 13th
so today is the taboo day...the day in which scary things are supposed to happen...a day that was made famous by the movie of the same name. nothing major to report so far of anything scary that happened. i guess the only things that i know that are scary thats happening today are my 2 quizzes (tagalog and sign), but they should be ok. i guess im a lil bit frustrated with tagalog...im getting it, but im getting it slowly. i feel like im falling behind while others are moving super fast. i really wanna learn it and do well in the class. im taking this class pass/no pass...but this class is different cuz i wanna do well. the reason why i took it pass/no pass is cuz i dont want this class to bring down my already low GPA. but i wanna learn this stuff, and i wanna know how to carry on a somewhat decent conversation. i also wanna make ginang nacu proud, just cuz she's pretty cool. i knew her only in passing before i took this class, but i feel she's like an "auntie" to me, even though she doesnt want us to call or refer to her as that. i just dont wanna let her (or my filipino half) down.

speaking of classes....i registered for classes for the very last time this (yesterday) morning. its weird to think that i will never register for another ucsd class again. I'M GRADUATING! now if only i knew what i was gonna do with myself after June 12, 2004...as well as other matters of the family that shall be mentioned at a later time, but not now.

so today (yesterday), Ellen-Mae and i went to fashion valley to buy something cool for someone cool =) and yeah...i dunno what i was gonna say...oh yeah i remember now...i think its cool how we keep in touch and chill more than we did before when she was with her ex. we've known each other since high school days, but never really hung out or talked that much cuz of the ex-factor. but now we hang out more, and she's a pretty good friend, and we've gotten to know things about each other that we wouldnt have expected. she even (re)joined APSA, increasing the representation of mira mesa high in APSA. i mentioned it to her, and she agreed. im glad we are able to talk more and help each other out with other aspects of our lives. she even helped me pick out that cool thing for that cool person...yep i got a girl's opinion, and hopefully "MeanButt" works to my advantage...she knows what im talking about ;)

ok...that whole last paragraph was random, but yeah i dont care...im tired of studying for tagalog...im going to bed. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

nothing really to talk about
but i just felt like blogging. i should be working on my hdp 150 midterm, but im not...hey, at least i started on the thing. more apsa talent show tryouts tomorrow, i can do some hw during the down time (hopefully). it feels good not doing anything APSA related for the past few days. i had mentioned before that last week, i did something almost everyday that was APSA related. so im kinda glad that i didnt go to APAAC today, even though i know its one of the better conferences that APSA goes to each year. i just wanted to do my own thing today...which i did...i went to the Pilipino library and museum downtown today. it was for my tagalog, but it was cool to go there and check out the pilipino artifacts and read a lil bit about the national heroes and key figures in pilipino history. i think tonight imma go watch You Got Served and kinda chill a bit, since i have to get up at the buttcrack of dawn for tryouts. ah well, its all good...i love talent show, it's what originally sucked me into APSA and how me and my ex got together...or at least started the process of getting together. this will be my last talent show as an undergrad, so im gonna soak it all in and enjoy it. it will be a great show...i think you should come out and see it.

UCSD APSA 9th Annual Talent Show
APIs in Motion (AIM)
Sun, Feb 29th, 2004
7p @ PC Ballroom
Tickets: $6 pre-sale, $10 at the door

yes a shameless plug...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

the nipple seen round the world
did u see it? this was the topic of the day. yeah it "was an accident" but we all know it wasnt...even janet says that it was a last minute adjustment to the performance...to that i say...HOT DAMN! *the editorial of this post does not necessarily reflect the opinion of this blogger...ok maybe it does* but i'm not the only one who said that...even females said that too, so repeat after me...HOT DAMN! ok, i'm gonna go now before i get slapped. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

no homework
i have no homework to do tonight...but for some reason i feel like i should be productive....like there's a void, and i should be doing something to fill it. i do have some stuff to do for later in the week, like a midterm for sign language, and several quizzes for that class, but there's not really any studying needed for it. i also have a take home midterm for hdp 150 that is being assigned on fri and due on mon. it's not gonna be that hard, but i will not be going to the APAAC Conference @ UCI this saturday that APSA will be going to because of it, and also since i have to be at round 2 of APSA talent show tryouts all day on sunday. speaking of APSA stuffs...i returned from my hiatus from board last week, and i feel like i took on too much my first week back...cuz almost everyday last week i did something APSA related, leading up to saturday w/ tryouts and the APSA retreat. i felt somewhat overwhelmed and tired by the time i got to retreat, which is why i only stayed there for an hour. im definitely gonna watch myself in terms of being too heavily involved in APSA. contrary to popular belief, i do have a life outside of APSA...and i am trying to graduate. but no matter what, i will always be there for APSA. alright...i think im gonna go do a lil bit of reading so i can feel somewhat productive. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

APSA Talent Show Tryouts
sitting here waiting for acts to try out for the talent show...and Ibsen is sitting next to me trying to send me "norcal" music. she's saying that i dont update this thing much any more, so this post is dedicated to her. right now she is standing in front of us on mohan's skateboard and wiggling back and forth. mizuki just climbed up on a table, but as she was attempting to table dance for us, she fell and tried to play it off like nobody noticed...but i noticed. Ian is sitting way at the end of the room doing his tagalog homework, which is what i should be doing right now. Mohan is grubbin on price center crap, Brian is passed out...Serey is bored looking, Joseph is doing his dance routine since i'm playing Aaliyah's "Try Again" on my computer as i type this... and Edsel is...well...Edsel is doing i dunno what. damn...i woke up too damn early to come here, 730am so i can get here by 8...what makes it worse is that i was up til 530ish...ah well, fun was had last night. ok...imma try to do some tagalog hw before the next act comes in to tryout. ehh...never mind, the next act just showed up. stay tuned...we'll be back ater these messages =p

cset
so i took the cset test yesterday...a test that will determine my qualifications to teach a certain subject...in this case, biology. i dont think i did very well, a lot of the questions were very confusing to me. i admit that i should have studied a little bit more, but once again, it went down to proper motivation. i did not feel motivated to study much for this test...not that i didnt study cuz i did, i just didnt study a lot. but i dunno...i feel like a high school senior all over again, and my motivation is slipping. i still wanna teach, but im thinking now that i wanna teach history, since i have a lot of experience with it...i mean i am an ethnic studies minor (which deals with history)...so i think i may be better suited to teach that, and try to get students to think critically about things theyve been brainwashed to believe. Teach for America apps are due in 2 1/2 weeks...must get working on what i have left to do for it...trust me, i shall get this app in...i am motivated to at least try for it...we shall see where my teaching path will take me. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

happy 24th birthday to the other jeff...jeff baker who is on the other side of the world in Japan...you suhh are an old fart! =p

moving on
ive accepted it...time to move on. she went back up north, and i guess we just decided just to be friends. yeah im confused about the whole issue, but i guess its time to move on. no more dwelling on it...i should be thinking about other things. must do well in school so i can graduate...must get accepted into grad schools/programs...then i will think about a very solitary part of my life...my love life. yes it sucks...but hopefully i will survive. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =l

tired of feeling this way
ive had a lot on my mind lately. been thinking about my future, and what to do next after i graduate from ucsd. ive decided NOT to apply to ucla, for the simple reason that i'm not motivated enough to apply there...i guess its because the deadline just came upon me, right after the holidays...that and i guess i did not find out enough info for myself to be fully interested and excited about going there. i feel bad cuz the letters of recommendation i got for there are all going to waste. but no worries...i will apply to other schools, especially since their deadlines arent until may. but i have also been considering trying out Teach for America to see how that is. in addition, i'm kinda worrying about taking the cset on jan 24. i've been reviewing a few things for it...but still, i'm not fully motivated about taking it either.

work is another issue on my mind. i was not picked up by macy's to work there...i wanted to work there for a few months to make a few extra bucks, but their budget would not accomodate me working there...so as of this coming friday, i will be back to working 1 job...being an ATC...which is also endangered by cutbacks by the governator.

adding to all this...i still got the whole LDR issue on my mind. i still like her...and apparently she still likes me (we went out on sunday night after i got off work, and it was confirmed by our mutual friend that she still likes me)...but still, its weighing heavily on my mind. i know i should worry about other things, but i dunno, this is still on my mind. am i stupid for liking someone who lives so far away from me? how did i start liking someone so fast? i guess i fell into the trap that haunts everybody who is single and willing to mingle. but damn it, i do like her. somebody slap me! =p

but i guess life could be worse. my friend Rachelle from high school lost her father today when his truck fell off the coronado bridge. i remember seeing him around whenever i would visit their house during high school, before they moved to san marcos. we didnt talk much, but i do remember having a little chat with him when she had her debut party in her side yard for her 18th birthday. my condolences to the Casinio family for their loss. =(

ok...think happy thoughts...kinda hard to do that when so many things are weighing heavily on my mind right now. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

the next morning
and i feel like shit...time for work...another shit factor

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ok...maybe i should stop being so damn vague
but i wanna put this onto something so i can at least remember....and since i do not have a journal, i might as well use this place as my place to remember my life. fuck it, who cares if anyone reads this, i need a place to talk, and this will be it...

so for the past week or so, i have been seeing someone. the way it started out was not the way i would normally do things. well...when we first met, it was in october at friendship games. it was a quick introduction by a mutual friend...and i didnt think anything of it...i pretty much doubted that i would see her again since she lives up in norcal. so i continue on with life...and then one day she comes down to visit with our mutual friend. we meet up, and just chill with a bunch of people. the next day, she ims me and we chat online for awhile, and agree to have lunch together the next day. lunch happens, and we enjoy each others company. i then go to class, thinking "wow, what a cool person!" we meet up later that night, cuz i wasnt feeling my grad school applications. we chill, and we talk about random things. and i guess, we find out that we have feelings for each other. the week goes on, and we continue to see each other...and apparently we grow to like each other more (at least i do). the way i usually am is that i am careful about who knows what is going on in my love life. but yeah, some people start seeing us together. so yeah, things seem great and happy...only problem is, she's heading back north soon...and distance is a factor. I HATE LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS! but for some reason, i was willing to experiment with one. however, as we talked about it, and what to do next, i saw that an LDR is not what she could handle. so basically, after a long talk tonight...it for the most part...ended. i wasnt exactly too happy about this...but what else could i do? we're still friends (i think)...but the feelings are still there on both sides (so she says). i just wanna be happy damnit! so once again, i must move on with my life...life fuckin sucks!

i cant believe i just typed this all out...but i dunno...i tend to hold things in. and make it seem like everything is normal, and i prolly woulda held this all in if i didnt type it out. sometimes i wish i had an ATC to talk things through...damn, why do i have to be the ATC? where's my ATC when i need him? damn it jesson, come back to sd! =p

ok...enough of this, im heading to sleep forreals. stay tuned..we'll be back after these messages =/

i just love...
the way that life has a funny and great way of turning around and kicking you right in the nuts, right as it was seeming great. to what am i refering to? 2 things...for 1 of them, see the =( things in the 2003 year in review (no...nobody died, and it has nothing to do with school)...let's just say that things have a funny way of repeating themselves year after year. the other thing deals with my plans for work. am i feeling sorry for myself? maybe...am i gonna do anything about it? prolly not...im just gonna go to sleep now cuz life fuckin sucks right about now! GOOD NIGHT! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

the last day of my last winter break at ucsd
is today. guess who had work today? yup, me. worked 1045-730. opened and closed macys. what a way to spend the last day of my break. oh well...school starts again tomorrow. i need 1 more week. another week and a half til ucla apps are due. do i still wanna go? 3 weeks til cset. am i ready? i just need to get through the month of january, and i should be ok. taking a leave of absence from apsa board for the month of january. must prepare myself for my future. what does my future hold? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

angeli is now 1 year older...meaning she's OLD and 23! just thought i would share that w/ you, and say happy birthday too =p

2003 2004...HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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2003 year in review
so as 2004 comes in in like 5 hours, i think its time for me to give a brief review of the 2003 that just passed. being the optimist that i am, i will start with the bad stuff, and end with the good stuff. (note...much of this review comes from my archives, so if you want more detail, check the archives)

the =( stuffs
- the explosion of the space shuttle columbia
-single awareness day (aka valentine's day)...meaning my love life has sucked this year
-the first of my C's in my major (ehh...all the C's ive gotten in my major have been this year)
-the iraq war
-my brother eric's stroke
-students first getting screwed @ ucsd
-my brother eric's death 1 month after his stroke
-missing out on kp pilipino cultural celebration because of the funeral
-family bickering after eric's death
-catching up with school after the funeral (ie, 6 all nighters @ clics during spring qtr finals)
-somebody hitting my car while it was parked
-got sick in vegas
-missing jeff baker's going away party
-governator
-the death of joy de la cruz
-san diego on fire
-the death of one of my 2nd grade teachers (Mrs. Beverly Trust)
-30 1/2 hours straight being awake during fall qtr finals (2 papers=23 pages total, due 5 hours apart)

the =) stuffs
-dave n busters virgin no more
-the discovery of rei do gado
-my preuss school students
-APSA talent show
-APSA undergrad vs grad sports day, where the undergrads dominated (the next one will be the last time the undergrads win =p)
-pcc practices, and the community i felt while i practiced with them
-knight rider coming back on tv =)
-spring break in las vegas (last time eric and i spoke, & chillin w/ friends there)
-APSA Grad Banquet
-disneyland annual pass
-boogie boarding all summer
-san diego county del mar fair
-turning 22
-intersuite 450 (summer bridge 2003)
-the failure of prop 54
-friendship games (nuclear boobs, gay's island, dick's last resort, nutwood, siemens =p)
-finding a $5 bill @ regents parking
-APSA High School Conference
-bay area virgin no more
-a full family thanksgiving
-making money once again (through work...summer bridge & macy's)

as you can see, 2003 has been full of ups and downs. im sure there were more...im just glad that 2003 is over, because even though ive had more ups than downs, the downs seriously outweighed the ups. im just hoping the 2004 will be a much better year than 2003 has been...of course it will, im graduating!!! this just about summarizes 2003. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages < l =)

Home Alone
for the next 5 days...my dad went to las vegas for the week. i couldnt go, cuz i have work @ macys. so yeah, i have the place all to myself. who wants to party? as for new years...i have no idea whats going on. gimme ideas people...maybe i'll go to richard's thing @ his place...we shall see. other than that, hopefully some fun will come out of this week, since this is the last week that i have off before school starts again. yes, it is my last winter break of my undergraduate career @ ucsd..so sad, i guess. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

Merry Christmas Everybody!!!

hmm...should i blog?
i dunno...only if the demand for this blog is high enough...comment over there to lemme know if i should blog. yeah yeah, this is a shameless attempt to get comments over there, but it could also be used as an excuse for me since i really have nothing to blog about right now. but if the demand is high enough, maybe i can come up w/ something interesting enough for people to read and get their money's worth...but then again, you guys pay nothing to read my juicy tidbits of haloHalo happenings. haha...im gonna go christmas shopping right now...but while i'm away, comment over there ------------------------------->
and maybe i'll accomodate all y'all haloHalo junkies. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

workin
so as i have mentioned before, i'm working @ macy's. im actually somewhat enjoying it...and the people i work with are pretty cool. but the thing that is really getting to me is the music they play. since it's christmas season, of course they have to play christmas music over AND over AND OVER again! i blocked it out for awhile, but it just got engrained into my head that now if i hear any christmas song outside of work, i just go crazy. among the songs that drive me crazy are jingle bell rock, holly jolly christmas, and the worst of em all...LITTLE DRUMMER BOY. my coworkers and i want to kill the people who wrote these songs...or at least tie them to a chair, and play these songs to them non-stop for 8 hours.

we do get bored sometimes when it gets slow in the store. to pass the time while we're working, my coworkers and i analyze some of these songs. we have come to the conclusion that santa claus is a stalker (he knows when youre sleeping, he knows when youre awake), and a pervert (he knows when youre naughty) and he likes to make out with mom (i saw mommy kissing santa claus). oh yeah...and rudolph aint nothing without his nose and i have no idea what the lyrics to little drummer boy are, even though i hear it 6 times a day. ah...the joys of retail...and the christmas music that drive workers in retail crazy. ok...time to sleep so i can shop tomorrow morning and then go to work to hear more about santa's perverted ways...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =p

new layout
so i decided to put up a new layout...that last all black layout had been up for well over a year...i kinda got tired of it, and it kinda made my page look...well...black. it's not like i had anything else to do...i have pretty much finished my finals, except for my sign language finals. just look around...comment, and stuffs...im gonna go veg some more in front of the tv before i go to sleep. i got work @ macy's tomorrow...first day @ 12noon...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

done
this weekend was a marathon writing session...i had a 12 page paper due, which turned out to be 18 pages (with the added figures and stuff that was needed for the paper, but not "graded) for hdp 191 and a 5 page paper for tep 117 that i hadnt read for. both were due today at 12 noon and 6pm. let's just say that i was up for 30 1/2 hours (between 12 noon yesterday and 630 tonight) with no sleep. but yeah i got it done...and came home and slept for 5 hours. im still a lil tired, but i didnt wanna go to sleep for the night just yet...so i got up and vegged in front of the tv. let's just say that it feels damn good to be done. well...im not completely done, cuz i still have my sign language conversation on weds, and a sign language final on friday...but that's pretty easy, so im not stressin, and im prolly not really gonna study...kinda nice that im taking that class pass/no pass...so technically i'm not done w/ school just yet, but pretty much, i'm free! training @ macy's tomorrow...maybe i should go to sleep now, so i can be fully fresh for that. peace and adobo grease...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

still awake
it's 430 in the morning, and i'm still awake and doing my 12 page HDP 191 paper. this thing is due in 32 31 1/2 hours! i've got the majority of it done...i guess that's cuz i locked myself in my office @ OASIS today from 2pm til OASIS closed @ 3am (with a few breaks here and there). even though i worked on it all day, i still got some stuff to polish up on it...i am determined to finish this paper before my head hits my pillow. that's cuz i got my 5 page TEP paper to do tomorrow, and that's due in 38 37 1/2 hours. so yeah, i got a lot more to do before i can finally relax. so what am i doing here typing this blog? =/

on another sad note...i just found out that one of my 2nd grade teachers passed away. i had 2 teachers who switched off during different days of the week to teach. Mrs. Beverly Trust died about a month ago from breast cancer at the age of 54. i dont remember everything that happened when i was a 2nd grader, but i do remember that i did like her as a teacher. i tell you, there are way too many deaths! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =(

my final fall quarter
is now over...today (and yesterday) was hand clap day...meaning that there is no more class...only finals. for me, finals will come in the form of 2 papers...both due on monday. let's just day that i will be spending a lot of time staring at the screen this coming weekend. i am looking forward to monday night...yeah i have another final for sign language, but that is cake compared to the 5 pages i have to write for my TEP class, and the 12 pages for my HDP 191 class. yep, this weekend is gonna suck! on a side note...apsa stress relief is tonight @ the CCC, and xzhibit is performing for free at the price center tonight also. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =S

driving home
i really enjoy driving home from school each day. not because im on my way home to relax from a long day, but because it's a time when i can play loud music in my car, and just use that time to think and reflect about what happened that day, or think about other random things. its a good way for me to somewhat center myself, and brace myself for whatever i may or may not have to do when i get home (eg. homework, or sleep). ok...enough of the random blogs, i already blogged twice in the last 5 minutes...i got a 12 page paper to work on. stay tuned..we'll be back after these messages =l

hired holiday whore
i have officially sold my services for the holidays, for the lowly price of $7.50 an hour. i am now employed by Macy's @ UTC for the holidays (maybe more after...who knows?). lucky me, i dont start til after finals are over. look for me in the men's department of Macy's after december 14th...i think? had my interview, and they mentioned something bout my start date, but it wasnt too clear. i have orientation tomorrow night from 4-8...yep, im in to for the money (not that i will be making much). stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

Thanksgiving
yes it is thanksgiving day...let us take a moment to remember those who are less fortunate than we are (how cliche-ish). but i am very thankful for what i have. i am having a big family dinner for the first time in a long time. my mom is in town, and my aunt and 2 cousins are coming over...so dinner is over here at my place. im in charge of desserts this year, with pumpkin pecan pie and chocolate mixed-nut bread pudding. yes, the creative juices in me are coming out again (not those juices if thats what youre thinking you pervs). this will definitely be one of the best thanksgivings of all the 22 thanksgivings that ive had. hope all is great with you and your family, happy thanksgiving everybody! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

applications
why am i procrastinating in filling out applications? i really should be filling out apps for my teaching credential/masters program, but i haven't even started. the first one is due in january, but still...i should be getting my shit together. but i guess school (and other things) have been keeping me busy, and draining me...so i havent really been too motivated to fill em out. i should also be filling out apps to get a job for the holidays, but like my post-college apps, i'm procrastinating on that too. just keep one thing in mind....Procrastination is like masturbation, it feels good til you realize youre fucking yourself! definitely words to live by. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

Bay Area Virgin
no more...went there this weekend, and got back like an hour ago. i really wanna explore the bay more than i did. i was there for a conference, so i didnt really have much time (only saturday night) to explore. i'm tired, had to drive pretty much the whole way (except for about an hour and a half somewhere in kern county into la) when my eyes were about to give out on me from focusing on the road too much over the weekend. i would give a minute by minute description of what i did, but i'm just lazy. so if u know me, ask me...and if u dont know me, u can still ask me by leaving a message over there to the left. back to life, back to reality, back to homework right now after i close this window =(. stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)

short recap
APSA High School Conference was great, even though it was on a sunday. good times, and an education was gained by all who came, including the peeps putting it on (ie, me and the other HSC committee chairs, and especially Richard & Tiffany). cant believe that this was my last HSC as an undergrad @ UCSD. CRAZY!

Heading up to San Jose tonight to go to a conference in Stanford tomorrow. i'm "hella" excited since this will be my first time in norcal EVER! will be back on sunday to work on my HDP 191 presentation which will be next weds. yeah, cant wait til that's over...then i can just relax a bit til finals come around in a few weeks. ok...gonna go pick up the rental cars from enterprise now. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

ever get one of these emails?
Attention
I am Mr. Patrick Tama and my sister is Miss Rose Tama,
we are the children of Late Chief Paul Tama from Sierra
Leone.
I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to
seek your assistance to transfer our cash of Ten
Million Dollars ($10,000.000.00) now in the custody of
a private Security trust firm In Europe,the money is
in trunk boxes deposited and declared as Family
valuables by my late father as a matter of fact the
company does not know the content as money, although
my father made them to understand that the boxes
belongs to his foreign partner.

Source of the Funds:

My late father Chief Paul Tama, a native of Mende
District in the Northern province of Sierra Leone, was
the General Manager of Sierra Leone mining
coporation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my
father, this money was the income accrued from Mining
Corporation's over draft and minor sales.

Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels
forces of Major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of
ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed
my country, following the forceful removal from power
of the civilian elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah
by the rebels. My father had already made arrangement
for his family(talking about)my mother, my little
sister and myself to be evacuated to The Netherlands
with the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT he made with a
security firm in Europe through the aid of U.N
evacuation team.

During the war in my country, and following the
indiscriminate Looting of Public and Government
properties by the rebel forces, the Sierra Leone
mining corporation was one of the targets looted and it was
destroyed. My father including other top Government
functionaries were attacked and killed by the rebels
in November 2000 because of his relationship with the
civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.

As a result of my father's death and with the news of
my uncle's Involvement in the air crash in January, it
dashed our hopes of survival. The untimely deaths
caused my mother's heart failure and other related
complications which later lead to her death in the hospital
after we had spent a lot of money on her early
this year. Now my 18 year old sister and I are
alone in this country suffering without any
care or help. Without any relation, we are now like
refugees and orphans.

Our only hope now is in you and the boxes deposited
in the Security Firm, to this effect, I humbly
solicit your assistance in the Following ways.

1. To assist me claim this boxes from the security
Firm as our beneficiary.

2. To transfer this money (USD$10M) in your name to
your country.

3. To make a good arrangement for a joint business
investment on our Behalf in your country and you,
our Adviser/ Manager For your assistance, I have
agreed with my younger sister that 20% of the total
amount will be for your effort and another 10 % to
cover all the expenses that may be incurred during the
business transaction, Lastly, I urge you to keep this
transaction strictly confidential as no one knows our
where about.

Please as you show your willingness; Forward to us
your full name, address and Tel/ Fax numbers, company
name and address (if any) to me via my private email
address as indicated below, this is for security
reasons as I will only be accessing my private email.
Earnestly awaiting your response.

Thanks.

May God bless you as you assist us

Mr. Patrick Tama



NO THANKS!

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short story
once upon a time, earlier today jeff found a $5 bill on the ground at the regents parking lot @ ucsd. jeff picked it up and put it in his pocket. he and his friends had lunch at costco after outreaching for high school conference at grossmont high school. jeff was able to pay for lunch using the money he found. jeff was happy and full when he returned to campus for class. the end!

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HAPPY haloHaloween

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is it night already?
it's 230 in the afternoon, and it seems like its night outside. today was day 2 of classes being cancelled @ ucsd due to the fires around sd. i'm thinking that school will most likely be cancelled tomorrow also. it's crazy, i've never seen it like this in sd ever. it's so sad, i'm watching channel 7 right now, and theyre talking about a 16 year old who died while running away from the fire on sunday. yay that there's no school, but boo for the reason why there isnt any school. keep those in mind who are affected by this disaster. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

fire!
good news...school is cancelled tomorrow...bad news...we're gonna burn! yes, san diego is on fire right now! i'm about a 5-10 min drive from the fire in scripps ranch...and about the same distance away from the fire at miramar. crazy stuff...i've never seen it like this in sd before. it's literally snowing...not snow snow, but ash snow. a lot of houses have been burnt down. a few of my friends are affected by the fire, and may have to evacuate sooner or later. i'm hoping for the best, for all who are directly, or indirectly affected by the fire that's ravaging the county. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

friendship games
instead of going to vegas, i decided to go to my final friendship games as a student at ucsd was great. had the hotel experience, and still managed to get a few hours of sleep.

some things of note...
racing the jelly belly truck
the boobs on the 5 w/ glowing red nipples (only 1 worked on the way back)
gay's island
dick's last resort
nutwood
siemens
damn straw game
ash rain


ok im done...now back to sleep
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done
not really, just done w/ half of my TEP 117 midterm that's due on tuesday...but i dont think im gonna work on it anymore tonight, cuz i gotta work on my research proposal for HDP 191 as well as my detailed notebook for my research in that same class. i'm also falling behind in looking for journal sources for that class. i swear, they really work me hard in that class. not only do i have to put up with obnoxious (yes big word) spoiled students at Torrey Pines High School, i also have to do a buttload of work so i can get my 12 page paper final complete. i guess they really want us to work for the 6 units we're getting for it, or maybe they just wanna see if we've got what it takes to get a degree in HDP...hmm, maybe they dont want us to get a degree? but then again, they would be stuck with us forever and ever...ok enough of this...im hungry. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

btw...
watch Kill Bill volume 1 it great...bloody, but great. i watched it last night, and i wanna see it again. cant wait til volume 2 comes out. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

i wanna...
go out and do something 21+...not like go to the store and buy alkie, but like go to a club or dave n busters or something...havent done any of that in a while. i dunno, i just feel like going out and using my privilege...but havent had the chance lately. Ronnel is going to Las Vegas next weekend for his bday, and invited me to tagalong, but i dont think im gonna do it cuz i got a lot of work to do. so im thinking im just gonna go to friendship games at csu fullerton, and try to catch up on my work the rest of that weekend...but that still leaves me with no real plans to abuse my privilege. hmm...hopefully something will come up...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

ok
i give up...im going to sleep...i got about half of what i wanted to get done done....thats ok i'll do it sooner or later cuz its not due til monday...but then again i got a midterm to work on and a formal research topic to write up for hdp 191. eh...

taking my car in to Pacific Honda tomorrow for scheduled maintenance and to get the battery replaced. it died on me today after i filled up @ MCAS Miramar...not fun

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10 minutes ago...
i said that i had field notes to type up, but instead im reading other people's blogs...since im not doing my notes, i should just sleep...that would be more productive than reading blogs...hmm, the choices.

btw...magic 92.5 is the best station to listen to while doing homework, that is if you're ACTUALLY doing homework, like i'm not. what will i do next? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

yes...
i know i should update...i know! i will jeez!!! but right now i got some field notes to type up, so an update will have to wait...but not too long...u will get an update soon.

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teacher prep
took the cbest today @ my old jr high (now middle school), challenger middle school...weird to think that this time next year i will be out of ucsd and learning how to be a teacher at some other school...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

Rest in Peace Joy de la Cruz =(

its recall election time
so go out and vote...

NO ON PROP 54!!!

and for governor....hmm...i dunno...check this out...


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