i shopped!! yay!! i found this really cute flapper costume that i may wear tomorrow AND for convention since it is a 20's theme! and the cool thing is that it doesnt have fringe and its black... so i can maybe even pull it off as a regular black dress with just a lot of ruffles on the skirt... or then maybe not.

you know what.. kids these days are sooo lucky. especially when it comes to halloween costumes. when i was young... all i remember was plastic aprons and masks. those were sooo ugly that my grandma gave in and made me into a carebear. years after that... my sister and i were things that were easy to put together. a hippie. a gypsy. a bloody surgeon (mom got scrubs at the hosiptal for my sister). a housewife. one year, my sister and i were so desperate for costumes that my sister put on an old angel costume... tied it at the waist and proceeded to put socks for the whole big boob effect and wore a gold mask. the result... an opera singer. unfortunately at the halloween party we went to.. they had one of those jumpy bounce rooms and her socks fell out. the other kids were really nice to give them back to her. ahh memories.

anything else of major importance happen to me today? i found really good parking at school. had a short and sweet board meeting. went to pick up my purse that i left at my cousins. (sorry to chrissy and carrie who called my cell... i know... i really should chain that phone to me.)

as for my 3 things im grateful for...
1) im grateful for my friend tina.. cause we have a history test tomorrow and she lent me her notes. thank you tina!!! lets hope that the studying works. i know the industrial revolution by heart now. thomas Malthus and his malthusian theory was WRONG!! hahahah.

2) im grateful for my dog.. fred. dammit.. he stinks!! but he's always so loving and hyper when i see him... i really miss having him around...even when he terrorizes my room, pees all over the place and butchers my stuff animals. he's soooo ugly. hahahah... but so lovable. he has a face only a mother can love. the kids yesterday at practice were all scared of him cause of his bulging blue and brown eyes. hehehe.. plus the fact that he STUNK can be a factor.

3) im grateful for my sister. *AWWWWWWW* althought she can be mean to me... (my usual phrase around her is *why are you so mean to me* and sad thing is her friends all can imitate me saying it) she really is the bestest. the other day we had some good conversations on the phone about school and her life and mine. it was dope. its sometimes weird to think that she isnt down the hall anymore and perhaps to have a good talk, we have to call each other... but it works. i do love her.. shes soooo cool. if only i were as cool as her... =D

i tried chocolate soy milk. it has this funky aftertaste, but overall it was suprisingly good. its not something i'll be drinking all the time... but if i were desperately thirsty, chocolate soy milk could be a possibility.

EEK!! i downloaded the SHE BANGS song!! i dunno... i think i was going through some withdrawal and i was craving for the sound of ricky martin groaning on key. i know!! its embarassing... but that song is soo catchy! it makes me smile and i really can't help it.

today i decided that im going to start writing down 3 things each day that i am grateful for. i got the idea from oprah and her *get in touch with your inner-self* segments. but i think its really therapeutic and when im feeling down in the dumps i can look back and say... life isnt too bad as it seems. =D

1) im grateful for my mom. even though she NAGS like hell... i do love her. yesterday... i cooked and i think it came out fine. my mom said she was impressed that i can cook... but when my sister came home.. she said it tasted weird. so this means either, 1) my sister is lying and is just jealous of me... or 2) my mom lied but said it was good and ate it to make me feel better. i like to think that i made really bad soup and she lied about it because she loves me. it is much more dramatic. but she really is an awesome mom... she's my homegirl.

2) im grateful for my friends. without them i'd be really lonely and i'd resort to talking to my teddybear puppet named Bimbo. (of course my mom's hand would be in the back of Bimbo and she'd be making her Bimbo voice to amuse my forlorn self). but seriously, my friends are soo kick ass and i really do love them all. i cant list them all though cause i know someone is going to go..NICOLE YOU DIDNT PUT ME DOWN AS YOUR FRIEND.. WHATS UP WITH THAT BITCH? and then nicole might end up really talking to the puppet. but just know that i cherish each and everyone of you. *muah*

3) im grateful for my computer. it is my lifeline. too bad it doesnt have DSL.. but a 56K is better than nothing and thus i can get my ricky martin song in about 30 mins or less.

it rained over night. normally i would be all YAY! I LOVE RAIN! ITS SOO ROMANTIC AND FUN!.. but considering the fact that i washed my car on wednesday and may have gotten the sniffles because of the twilight, soap, and uncontrolable nozzle on the hose... im not all that happy with it.

i would like to say that NAPSTER is the greatest invention since the corndog! wouldnt you agree with me? there is this one dude on napster who has EVERY filipino song and artist... regine velasquez, donna cruz, lea salonga, ariel rivera, sharon cuneta... you ask for it and he has it!! its insane. poor carrie's computer... hehehehe... last night she discovered old Mickey Mouse Club performances with JC and justin. lucky her with DSL. actually.. lucky everyone that has DSL!! i think i may have to start a GET NICOLE DSL FUND... a few pennies each day can help get nicole DSL for a good hour or two... and within thost hours i can download to my lil hearts content... but knowing me, if i had the opportunity... i'd have a mental block and chaos would ensue cause i couldnt decide on what i wanted to dl.

i was watching some filipino soap opera with my mom today... theres a dude there who looks like a filipino russel crowe... but he's wearing a really ugly hairpiece. i don't know about that show... the actors look into the camera and just give overly dramatic poses of "frustration", "confusion" or "anger." its super cheesy... but hahaha.. there was this commerical... i was doing my laundry and not paying attention to the tv when i hear some guy with a REALLY thick accent say his name was TOM CRUISE. my head snapped up cause i was thinking.. WHAT THE HELL? but the dudes name was actually TOM CRUZ! too funny.

just got home from practice and i had lots of fun. i swear, when this thing is over.. im going to go through withdrawal from the cast since ive seen them sooo much this past month... i got to practice my songs in front of the cast tonight and i couldnt sing it straignt cause carlene and chelle kept on making me laugh... damn them. other than that... i think i'll do fine. i think that if i tell myself this EVERY NIGHT for the next week... i WILL do fine. the kids that are singing are sooo adorable... they constantly suprise me and make me laugh... overall everyone is super talented and anyone who is coming to the concert will be throughly entertained. i have one more ticket left since manny isnt sure if he can go... *guilt-tripping sniff* perhaps i will put it up on EBAY and see how much $$ i can get for it... hmmmm....

this morning i woke up an hour early and just laid in bed...all snug with my pillows and blankets.. listening to oldies on my alarm clock. it felt really good... its been a while since i've been able to just chill in bed like that in the morning.

today i came to terms with the fact that i like the new ricky martin song... you know the one that goes.. *she bang she bangs* i know!! how can i?? but the thing is.. the beat is so catchy and the lyrics are so cheesy that you love to hate them. but i heard the song while on the freeway and instead of changing the station... i pumped up the volume and danced in my car!! scary!

after my music class today, i got to practice singing with the accompanist for my class assigned song and whoever was left in my class and the accompanist were all impressed. im not saying that DAMN I SING LIKE A DIVA... i mean i think im good, but not like christina aguliera good. but still it was still a big confidence boost... especially since the concert is next week already. EEK! i think im prepared. actually.. i know im prepared. after this concert is done.. i never want to hear tamia's so into you or nat king cole's l-o-v-e for a loooooong time. thoughts of me falling off the stage are slowly going away!

david duchovny has been filiming a movie on campus.. and today... i was in the SAME building as him! sure.. he was filming on the 2nd floor and i was on the 6th... but still!! too bad i didnt see him though. tina said that she saw him... but shes not sure. in fact.. a lot of people have said that they saw him... but they werent sure if it was him. is he that hard to recognize? its david duchovny!! he's a hottie! too bad he isnt doing a lot of x files anymore... what a shame.

joe made me laugh out loud today. i was in the computer lab today chatting between my classes and he IMed me saying.. YOURE IN THE COMPUTER LAB CHECKING OUT THAT GUY WHO LOOKS LIKE THE PRINCE IN CINDERELLA... and i totally was!! so i was cracking up in the lab and the people who were in the cubicles around me thought i was a psychopath or something to that extent. that guy is sooo cute...but if i were ever to talk to him.. id probably get this confused look on my face and start to babble. *sigh* so i guess i can only admire from afar.

today i got an email from ECRUSH. supposedly someone has a crush on me. great. i really want someone who cant tell me to my face that he thinks im a pretty foxy chick and has to resort to an anonymous email to let his feelings be known. and what if this is some sicko who just is sending e-mails to everyone and their mother... toying with their affections and making them jump to conclusions. the idea is cute... but eh. so if my prince charming is out there... just IM me.. okies? how hard can that be.

pet peeve of the day... people who think they know everything. don't you hate it!! like today in my music class, theres this chick who constantly interrupts with facts she knows. and the thing is.. a lot of us either a) we know it already or b) we dont give a damn. i know sooo many people like that... do they get their jollies thinking that they are supposedly mentally superior that everyone else? but i get real satisfaction when pointing out that they are WRONG. thats kick ass wicked.

today was interesting. i had a big midterm in my ad class.. and i was prepared. i was soooooo prepared that i decided to take a lil nap in the library an hour before the test. hahahaha... can you guess what happened? i woke up at 4:05pm. my class started at 4pm. so like a bat out of hell, i raced down 4 stories of the library... across the quad and into mccarthy hall looking like CRAP; my clothes were all disheveled, my eyes were dry from my contacts, so i looked like i either had a mad twitch or just being a obvious bad flirt, and my hair was such a mess that even a clip couldnt save it. but nevetheless, the test was cake. its a miracle what colored ink and study guides can do.

i had a really good, short but sweet cki meeting today. i really love my board. if i didnt have them, i would literally shrivel up and die. really, i would. but not only are they an awesome board.. they are really kick ass friends. hahahaha.. bryan and lamar... if they werent there to drive me batty, i would probably go insane. they are totally the big brothers i never really wanted... bryan and i came to an understanding at lunch today, we respect each other because of our witty comebacks. actually, he respects me beacause of my comebacks... but not necessarily because of my intellect. what a brat. =D

life is busy. i feel as if i dont have enough time for anything, just like jesse in saved by the bell when she had the cafffeine pills and was singing *im so excited.... im sooo scared zack* i rarely see my family and i havent gotten to ride in my mom's new car that she got like 2 weeks ago!! i just had a "de-stressing" conversation with carrie that made me feel a lot better about things... but overall i just really cant wait till this month is over. i wonder if my family looks the same...

its times like this when i wish i were filled with infinite wisdom, so that i can wow people with my mind. but then again, people might be intimidated by my superior mind. so i guess being average minded me is just fine.

wouldnt life be easier if men were smarter? i wish they had the ability to read women's minds so then they know exactly what we want and thus we wouldn't to take the initiative.

i read a while in jane magazine about a museum in iceland that stapled penises on a wall. i wonder if they have a gift shop...and if they had snow globes with lil penises floating around in it. would that sell? and how did they go about getting the penises? scary.

school is getting stressful... i think im doing way too much work for my one unit music class.

if all the world were a stage... where is the audience sitting?

i get to be a DIVA next week, and im terribly scared that im going to freak out and fall off the stage in my attempt of a dance move... my parents will deny that i am their daugher, and my friends in the back will cringe in disgrace... kinda like the dude who was on tv a while ago and said EXACT-A-MUNDO. tell me you can say that and look cool at the same time. i didnt think so.

i really really dislike people who arent assertive. i sometimes want to shake them senseless and scream MAKE UP YOUR MIND DAMMIT!

have you seen that new taco bell commerical with the guys sitting around the table and then the beats for MY SHARONA play.. and they guys sing MY CHALUPA instead? thats hilarious. i want to be that ad executive one day....

what ever happened to buddy lembeck?

nsync rocks. enough said.