yay! its thursday.. that means no school tomorrow! =) i love having my fridays off.. well tomorrow is going to be EH though cause i have to go to the hospital to get some tests done. nothing serious folks.. so no worries. but still its a visit to the hospital... at least i have the comforting thought knowing my mom is there with me.. somewhere else in the hospital working.. but in the same vicinity nevertheless.

yesterday was a cool day... went to work ( LATE cause i woke up at 8am... i guess i was just dreaming of LANCE.. *sigh*), had my CKI meeting (go lamar!! he had a cool ice breaker where we each had a name on our back and we had to go mingle around and play 20 questions with everyone else in order to guess our identity. but lamar messed up big time on mine... i was supposed to be marilyn manson... but on my back was the name CHARLES manson... ugh.. so for a while i kept on thinking that the identity was of a somewhat short somewhat old white man in jail. ooooooo.. options galore.), class.. (GO ADVERTISING!) and then came home. ohhhh.. so sad.. i missed NSYNC on leno. =( no one reminded me... *sigh* how heartbreaking. now i have to watch it next wednesday when they replay it at 2am.

OH BY THE WAY... miss lisa.. you said you were going to the UCLA meeting yesterday.. but my sources said you didnt go.. *sigh* hehehe.. its ok... next time i'll go WITH you. =) *** gotta love the 6 week winter break!***

today i went to go look at a possible apartment with my mom. it was ok... except that the place that was to be my room didnt have a door. hahahahah... it had this wanna be sliding wall... and there was one bathroom.. it was kinda like the brady bunch's kids bathroom. yeah.. so my mom and i decided that we would stick it out in chino hills for another 6 months and hopefully by then the house will be sold and we can move to another house. *cross fingers* chino hills is way too boonie for me. need...to... live... near... CIVILIZATION!!

and if you were SICK of me talking about NSYNC yesterday.. here is more. tonight was like NSYNC NIGHT part II. they showed the NSYNC holiday special on channel 11 ( i taped it of course..) AND the christmas special on disney channel (yup.. taped that too). it was kinda hard to miss since like everyone and their mother CALLED me to make sure that i was watching and had my VCR all ready.... gotta love my friends. gotta love NSYNC! =D

ok... for my 3...
1) im grateful for the people i work with.. they are soooo funny and my job would be sooooo boring without them. plus... there has GOT to be a reason why im still working there since they only give me 5 hours a WEEK!! its sooooo the people. damn stephenie and her highlighters.. she connected them all together and started poking me with them while she chanted *im not touching you... * hahahaha.. gotta love her and her DORKINESS. =) hahahhaha.. good thing i got her and raquel to join CKI. rock on!
2) im grateful for my tito sonny up in seattle. he is my FAVORITE uncle in the world.. or so he seems to think he is. =) but he's super duper cool. yesterday... my mom got a package from him and it was some filipino food that he cooked for us, froze it and mailed it down. he's always doing the coolest things for my mom, sister and i. =) when we were younger though.. he would terrorize us whenever he came to visit cause he would be tap dancing down the halls and always doing something stupid. i think its because of my mom and my tito sonny that my sister and i are sooo quick with our comebacks, sarcasm and our wittyness. (though it can be seen as being a smartass.. oh well.)
3) im grateful for conan obrian.... he too funny. =) if only i can meet a guy who is like him. hey.. i think conan is very sexy in that goofball way! =D and also.. im grateful for his writers... if i cant be an ad excutivie... i would LOVE to become a writer for a tv show as funny as that.

I LOVE NSYNC... I LOVE LANCE... I love justin, jc, joey, and chris too of course... but i LOVE LANCE most of all. =) I LOVE NSYNC. they are soooo wicked.... I just LOVE them! ok.. so you may have guessed by my gushing... i went to the NSYNC concert today with carrie, chrissy and mary. (it was mary's first concert!! shes been having a GOOD week... first that guy she was eyeing at FTC emailed her back... i had a picture of him for her.. AND the NSYNC concert. go mary!) =D I LOVE NSYNC! i am soooo on cloud nine right now... i think carrie may have some marks on her arm from me grabbing it whenever our boys did anything KICK ASS... **ahem** grinding the floor or any form of pelvic thrusts... ;) but boy.. it was pretty awesome. the concert was basically the same thing as the HBO concert... same as the one as the rose bowl concert.. just i had somewhat better seats this time... OH and instead of singing I THOUGHT SHE KNEW.. they sang OH HOLY NIGHT for the holiday season. **sigh** it was awesome. I LOVE NSYNC!! i have said it once and i'll say it again.. NSYNC is not a BOY BAND.. they are a MAN BAND!! GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! I LOVE LANCE!! =D I LOVE NSYNC... ok.. thats enough.. =D

they had that one group DREAM.. (missed them... was stuck in on the 405...), LIL BOW WOW.. (missed him.. in the parking lot and shopping for you know what memorabilia) and the BAJA MEN (got to see them.. it was interesting... they sang WHO LET THE DOGS OUT and then they went "WHO LET THE CATS OUT?".. and the audience went "MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW"... it was cute.) as the opening acts. i think by the time the boys came out.. i was partially deaf cause there was this one 12 year old.. and she was screaming on the top of her lungs those HIGH PITCH BLOOODY DEATH screams every 5 seconds. UGH... oh well.. kids will be kids.. and teenyboppers will be teenyboppers. =D

alrighty... the grateful things..
1) im grateful for NSYNC.. =D *duh* sooo talented.. soooo cute... soooooo... just SOOOOOOO great! just one more time ok?? I LOVE THEM!! I LOVE LANCE!! I LOVE NSYNC!! GRRRRRRRR! ok.. thats the last of it. really.. it was. =P
2) im grateful that i reserved the rooms for the mistletoe project a year ago... =) not too stressful this year...
3) im grateful for my history professor. he always manages to entertain me every tuesday and thursday with his HIGH ENERGY lectures. =) and.. he doesnt give homework... and he allows us to have a "cheat sheet" for our HARD tests. really they are hard.. they have those a....b...c... ab&c.... ab but no c.... questions on his tests. but still.. hes a good professor. =) if only i remembered what his name was.

i don't want to go back to school tomorrow. but alas the day has come and thanksgiving is over. CRAP. oh well... look on the bright side.. only 3 more weeks left of school and then its CHRISTMAS vacation!! =D

more and more i am loving NAPSTER... it never ceases to amaze me. the other day, i was searching for "rockin around the christmas tree" and one of the files that came up was the KARAOKE version. so.. on a whim... i put KARAOKE on the search.. and out came a plethora of karaoke files and backround tracks!! i was on cloud nine. =) they even have all the britney songs on karaoke!! (so all you britney fans can dance AND sing to it... get a pipecleaner and attach it to your ear.. and there you go.. a microphone!! =D)

yesterday i went to a wedding anniversary for my tito mon and tita ellen.. they've been married for 25 years. the ceremony was really nice... my aunt kept on laughing and crying... =D i can't wait till i get married and hopefully it will last as long as that. not planning on getting married in the NEAR future though.. EEK!!... its kinda weird cause my best friend from kindergarten is planning to get married in july... and gosh... i feel sooo young that i can't imagine myself gettting married and settling down just yet. its crazy.. ive never had a serious relationship and here she is with a fiancee!! im not jealous or anything... but the fact that she's GLOWING whenever i see her kina makes me long for that special someone. but then again.. i rarely see my family.. how can i throw a relationship into my life. *sigh* i dont want to get into this now cause then i would be rambling all night long and you would think to yourself.. DAMMIT NICOLE.. QUIT YOUR BITCHING!!! YOU'RE SINGLE.. YOU'LL SURVIVE. THERE IS SOMEONE OUT THERE FOR YOU... ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.... i know this cause this is what comes to mind when im talking to my fellow single friends. =D oh well....

i bought the christina aguilera christmas cd.. its REALLY REALLY good. =D i think i'll start decorating the apartment... today they were showing WHITE CHRISTMAS on tv. i cant wait when they show the 24 hours of a CHRISTMAS STORY on TNT.. i can watch that movie over and over again. OH RALPHIE!! =D

ok.. the 3.
1) im grateful for BOBA!! that stuff is GOOD! yesterday i tried the strawberry one... new favorite flavor!!
2) im grateful that my sister has DSL, NAPSTER and a burner... ohhhhh... am i going to have fun when i go over there with blank cds!!
3) im grateful that this week i was able to just chill and relax. the next 3 weeks are going to be HELL and i think i've been able to rest up for it a bit.

OH GOSH!!.. still full. sad thing is.. my mom, sister and i have been picking at the leftovers all day. UGH! guess it probably cause we never have food here in the apartment...

yay!! I LOVE LUCY marathon!! "hello friends... im your vitameatavegamin girl. are you tired... run down.. listess?? do you poop out at parties... are you unpopular? well all of you answers are in this little bottle. vitameatavegamin. yes with vitameatavegimin.. you can spoon your way to health. all you have to do is take one teaspoon after dinner. its so tasty too. tastes just like candy! soo join the hundreds happy pappy people and get a bottle of vitameatavegamin tomorrow. thats vita-meata-vegamin." *wink* hehehehe... couldnt help it.. its one of my favorites...

today... i'll incoporate my grateful things with my daily summary. =) save time and space.. kinda like online recycling?
1) im grateful for my mom and dad...
today, i was supposed to meet my dad at the tire rotation place at 8am. i woke up at 9:30am... EEK!! so i raced over there and my dad was there waiting patiently. he wasnt too angry... in fact.. i dont recall him being angry at all. =D and then afterwards, we went to the autobody place to get an estimate on how much it would cost to repair that BIG ass scratch in the front of my car from that chick that backed up into me at the gas station. seems its going to be about $400+ to fix cause they have to take apart the whole front bumper. good gracious.
my mom yesterday noticed that the scarf i was crocheting was getting all crooked.. so shes helping me fix it by so it won't do that fuinky twisty thing anymore and its looking pretty spiffy. next.. shes going to teach me how to make a matching hat! =) go me!
i guess its really the little things that count.

2) im grateful for leftovers...
yay!! didnt have to cook today... yeah yeah.. we just picked at everything... but hey.. it works. actually.. my mom did a lil cooking when she converted the leftover meat into some yummy-licious fried rice. with all the food that we have... we won't have to cook for the next week!

3) im grateful for the holidays...
i was just watching OPRAH.. and she gave her whole studio audience everything PLUS a bag of chips... she was showing awesome christmas gifts.. and giving them away as well!! so her audience got a cd player, 2 of those new pagers with wireless emals, cameras, lotions, candles, etc.. it was pretty awesome. (if anyone can get me into the Oprah audience when next christmas rolls around.. CALL ME!) i love this time of the year cause it brings the best out of everyone. i was thinking that if i were that rich... i probably go crazy and go grant everyones wishes... if it were possible. like.. i would totally get NSYNC to give my friends and i a private concert... carrie, tina, mariss, and tina would probably go crazy... and i can already imagine joe asking them to teach them their dance steps so that he can teach it to his club so that they can perform it at convention or something... =)
next week at work.. we get to start saying "HAPPY HOLIDAYS, CAL STATE FULLERTON" and people are usually caught off guard and we don't have as much irate callers. they are much more cordial.
plus also.. during this time.. you get to actually SPEND time with the family... and see the friends with whom you havent seen in a while. =) even if it does mean that you are just sitting around watching tv or doing nothing... its doing nothing with your family and spending that quality time together. i dunno.. im cheesy like that. =)

I AM SOOOOOO FULL!!! its not even funny. ok.. so for lunch.. my mom decided to cook the prime rib with the potatoes, stuffing, greens, it was DELICIOUS. i made the gravy!! =) it was pretty kick ass gravy.. i saw them make it on LIVE WITH REGIS. =) GO ME GO ME!

ok.. so after that.. we got ready and went to have DINNER at my aunts.. and she COOKED A LOT!! there was lobster,shrimp, potatoes, filet minon, pancit, soup, apple pie, chocolate cake, baklava, and even a TURKEY.. which i was very suprised to see cause that side of the family isnt very traditional when it comes to thanksgiving. oh well.. we had some interesting conversation.. it was really cool cause they had all my cousins and i at the KIDS table, even though we arent kids anymore. the youngest is 15 and my oldest cousin is 26 and married. but still.. we all got to bond and talk... then we watched WILL AND GRACE. =) love that show.

well SINCE it is thanksgiving.. i should say what im thankful for...
1) family
2) friends
3) my creativity
4) my brita water filter (OH HELL YEAH!!)
5) my tiny apartment
6) CKI... everyone associated with CKI is pretty kick ass.. and i'd have no life without it.
7) my car
8) my computer
9) school... although i HATE it.... i love it at the same time. freaky huh.
10) NSYNC... enough said. =)

i love vacations... =) its so wicked yesterday i got to just chill.. wait... i took carrie to LAX and we were checking out this adorable baby with her pretty hot daddy. HE WAS!!! =) kinda pierce bronsen-ish. the night before we had a late snack at DENNYS (dressed in my pajamas... EEK!) since there is no other place here in BOONIE chino hills that is open 24 hours.

so today at work... i crocheted. i crocheted for 5 hours straight while answering my calls. my fingers are soo sore and stiff.. but i was DETERMINED to get something done. its sad.. all that crocheting and i only have 3 rows done.. keep in mind though its like 4 feet long... but only 3 rows wide. EH. anyhoo.. today was the first day for me to work in the new office. before we used to have this tiny CRAMPED office in the dungeon of the library.. now we have this office OFFICE that we share with the web guys... it kinda sucks cause we cant be as loud or have as much fun or else we might be bothering the web guys. =( also.. we cant put pictures of your MEN up... we used to have our walls decorated with 98*, NSYNC, Matt Damon, David Duchovny.. etc.. but we have new desks and theres no places to put up the pics. how tragic is that!!

after work, i pretty much did some PRE-pre christmas shopping at the mall. i didnt buy anything, but i got some ideas of what im going to get for my friends and family. at least thats what i think im going to get so far.. unless i find something better...

then off to BJ's for dinner with tina, keri, marissa, crystal, jp, jr, and 2 other people i dont remember what their names where.. they were jp's friends. fun and interesting dinner... seems that jp doesnt know how to operate a cell phone.. and has a hearing problem/short attention span.. whatever... we celebrated his birthday with some pazookie..( did i spell that right?... if not.. mariss may kill me.. oh well..) and then drove to the block for more window shopping. once keri and i parked, we noticed the people in the car in front of us were sucking face.. on a whim... i set off my car alarm. HEY i tried high-beaming them first.. but they were so enamored with each other that they didnt notice the flashing lights. anyhoo... saw some REALLY CUTE shoes at TILLY... but alas.. no money.. so maybe next time.. =). also keri and i stared at the tv at virgin for a wihile cause they were showing the NSYNC concert. i listened to the christina christmas cd for a while and now im in the process of downloading some of the mp3s off of napster. =) YAY NAPSTER.

ok.. so then afterwards, went over to tinas were i learned how to play memory on mariss's phone and watched tina and mariss go crazy with keri's hair. took some interesting pictures... had some juice... listen to the fire crackle... for some reason... tina's parents dont utilize the bedrooms upstairs and were downstairs sleeping. so we were all extra quiet. =)

okies... its TIME!
1) im grateful im still get to kick it with my *denny's crew... now known as the BJ's crew*.... you guys kick ass!!! =) its good to know we are all thinking the same things and when we need some good gossip... we can always go to keri. =)

2) im grateful i know how to crochet.. or else i would have been SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bored during work. good gracious!! at least we have those new spiffy chairs that dont hurt my back anymore. =)

3) im grateful its winter.. i love bundling up and listening to christmas carols.. i love the season... =) it makes me feel all warm and happy inside. =) its begining to look a lot like christmas....

What a KICK ASS weekend!! =D FTC was a BLAST!! I LOOOOOOOOOVVVVVEEE my club!! they are soooo dope. =D ok.. so on friday, we got off to a slow start up to sonora cause there was a giant van mix-up. insead of 2 mini-vans, we got one HUGE 15 passenger van which was good so then we all got to ride together. 8 hours later after singing tv show theme songs,telling bad jokes and MANY winding CURVES up the mountain, we were at the camp and we were all super delighted that there was SNOW on the ground!! =D ok.. so off we went to register and the opening session (where my new members looked a bit confused and overwhelmed... i kinda got worried for them.. but they got into it)... and then afterwards, my happy lil club had a HUGE snowball fight in the field! it was soooo much fun!! crystal and tina even laid in the snow and made some snow angels... sooo cute!

so then that night, we all seperated... caroline, stephenie and raquel got a REALLY NICE cabin on the TOP of the hill... whereas mary, crystal, tina and i got this shack on the bottom of the hill... the guys all got to stay in the same ARMY STYLE cabin. =D but the only thing that really mattered was that there was central heating.. and there SURE was.. it was freaking HOT in our cabin.

saturday morning, we woke up early, had some breakfast, and off to our workshops and so on. hmmm.. some highlights at my presidents workshop we had to craw underneath other people's legs.. (dont ask any questions)... got to make some cute cards for kids in hospitals with my club... listening at the convenion meeting despite the RUMBLE up above at the swing dancing workshop. after dinner, we had the new member installation and i was JUMPING up and down for my new members.. I LOVE THEM!! they all are soooo cool!! =D they rock!! and then as MAGIC KINGDOM we had the bestest SKIT!! =) we had our boys dress up in tutus and run across the stage and chrissy proved her love to the division by dressing up as a scary LEPRECHAUN. what a sight that was. after all that madness, we had a dope dance and CSUF went about and gave anyone we can SNEAKY FREAKS! =) oh by the way.....hey UC DAVIS GUYS!! hehehe.. some of my members think your boys are cuties!! LETS INTERCLUB!!

this morning, we had closing ceremonies and watch CARRIE get pied.. hahahaha...***carrie shoutout*** sooo sorry carrie, but it was HILARIOUS!! at least you didnt get it flying into your face like ryan had it. plus you got a semi revenge when you hugged minh back! you go girl!!! pie never looked better. =) then we packed up and drove back down... but the ride was sooooo much fun!! everyone was more social after the weekend... and we were dancing to NSYNC's I DRIVE MYSELF CRAZY (yes.. it is a slow song.. but we made it very INTERESTING by our dramatical interepration) as well as COLOR ME BAD's I WANNA SEX YOU UP... hahahaha.. that got everyone awake and alert. the ride pretty much consisted of "picking up the opposite sex 101" by lamar... DAMN MARY, YOU GOT BALLS FOR TALKING TO THAT GUY" .... and other relationship talk. it was lots of fun and i am sooo happy that we all bonded this weekend.. GO TUFFY TITANS!! =) i think this was my bestest FTC all because of my memebers.. they really made my weekend! i really hope they had fun.. it seemed like it.

ok so now i get to rest cause I HAVE NO SCHOOL THIS WEEK!! yay... im loving cal state fullerton more and more! so... i get to wash my car... do laundry.. and just veg out. WICKED!!

ok.. my grateful 3... bet you can't guess what they are!!
1) im supergrateful for my club.. *duh* =) i love you guys soo much... my job as president would suck hard if i didnt have such COOL ass memebrs to keep me motivated.. you guys are the bestest!! plus they can really make me laugh...

2) im grateful that we got to and from FTC saftely... it was a really trecherous journey... some got car sick.. but im grateul no one puked. that would have been GROSS!

3) im grateful that CSUF always gives a THANKSGIVING VACATION! YAY!!!

wowie.. was that the saddest episode of 7th HEAVEN ever?!!? i was in tears screaming at mary... WHY IS SHE SUCH A LOSER! and HOW CAN YOU BE SOOO COLD YOU EVIL BITCH!! yeah.. but im over it now.. =) but that was a really really good episode... its not like watch 7th HEAVEN all the time.. just on occasion. whatever..

oh how ironic is this! today i was talking with stephenie and lamar about falling in public.. cause while we were out for the bakesale.. some chick fell and lamar started laughing. soooo.. while i was walking to my car.. i decided to cut and walk in the bushes.... but hello.. nicole is SUPER CLUMSY.. and i fell.. i fell into the BUSHES.. when i got up.. i had leaves and twigs all over my hair. it was a sad site.. and luckily.. NO ONE SAW ME!! YAY!!! that was comforting to know that no one actually witnessed me in all my dorkdom.

im now in my room since the living room is FILLED with fumes from the markers and rubber cement... my eyes are slowly focusing now and the room is spinning not as fast anymore. what i do for CKI and friends... good gracious.

today, i was in the library happily chatting with carrie, when all of a sudden the fire alarm went off and people started panicing. the funny thing was that while they were panicing.. they were busy saving their files on the computer and fidgeting for disks and stuff. it was rather interesting. after that i chatted with lisa!! =D love that girl.. shes super cool.. SLGirls are foxy.. especially the ones from 98! i really miss my gals... tam, lisa, mel, maria, di... ahhh what memories we had... i remember in sophomore year when mel and i named ourselves 2 PIE SQUARE dressed up in our old CROSS COLORS gear and rapped about PIES in front of the whole school.. that was dope. or when we all went to metro to go "clubbing" and there was that one COWBOY guy and he gave maria her first lapdance!?! memories... in the corner of my mind... =)

so i offically started my holiday season by putting the NSYNC CHRISTMAS cd into my car. yupyup...i had the chills as i was driving down carbon *backroad* canyon. YAY!! cant wait!! i love this time of year!! its sooo exciting!!

JR demands another SHOUT OUT.. good gosh... ok.. *gee thanks JR for the rest of the lyrics* hehehe.. =D silly JR.

the DUM DUM DUM... 3.
1) im grateful that we did well with our bakesale today!!! even though my treasurer didnt show up and we didnt have a cash box.. =( but luckliy crystal came by and suggested that we just accept donations.. boy that was a GREAT idea cause people were being really generious. YAY!!

2) im grateful i got our of class early... so i didnt have to walk in the dark to my boonie parking spot... its freaking creepy.

3) im grateful we only have 3 more weeks. cant wait!! WHOOOOOO!!! counting down the days!!!

what a weekend! =) lots and lots of fun! on friday night, i went to CPP's installation banquet... damn.. they had a WHOLE bunch of new members.. good job pomona!! it was pretty cool... got to dance... eat.... take pictures... suprisingly enought the CPP guys DIDN'T do an NSYNC routine!! pigs are flying... hell is freezing...

yesterday night carrie, pic, manny, lamar and i drove down to san diego for UCSD's Masquerade Ball. It was pretty awesome.. 2 floors of dancing and KAROKE on top! but there were many highlights of the night.. first of all.. going out to dinner at ANTHONY'S FISH GROTTO. for some crazy reason everyone was flocking to the table next to us and giving them hommage or something. it was pretty insane. I SWEAR.. more than 10 people came by.. and they were just random people. but i believe that lamar got the MVP for the night... he was HILIARIOUS... we were all dying of laughter because of him and his remarks... and his *SNEAKY FREAKS* hahahaha also watching manny, ryan, and jimmy rap "the real slim shady" on karaoke was pretty cool... overall the night was KICK ASS. we all drove home after that... i kept manny company cause EVERYONE was out cold and everyone crashed here....get this... we got back at 5am...and SLEPT SLEPT SLEPT... and woke up at 4pm. then off to dinner/lunch/breakfast at applebees... and off into the sunset searching for the 71 south. sorry guys.. but i really dont know my directions very well. i need my YAHOO MAP. =)

ok.. my 3.
1) im grateful i had a fun weekend.. i really needed the break.

2) im grateful i didnt have to drive down to SD or to the CPP banauet... my mom and dad has really been on me about my mileage... yay! so baby got a break too! =)

3) im grateful for heaters.. DAMN!! its FREEZING!!! good gracious.. FTC is going to be hella cold!!! EEK!! MUST LAYER UP!! CANNOT GET SICK!!

just got back from my sister's talent show at long beach... it went really well... she is a DIVA, di ba? hehehehe... carlene was hilarious with her cheesy fobby accent and jill was such a dork with her fake turntables and her "magic tricks" hahaha.. GOOD JOB GUYS!! =D laura and i were brainstorming for ideas for talent show and FTC.. hahahaha... how about an interpretative dance with scarves?? It was funny cause i was sitting next to emily (who was sitting under the light... it seemed like she was getting her "calling") and she managed to crack myself and my mom up... gotta love that girl!! well everyone seemed smartass-ish tonight... mom was pretty cool and playing with the guys in front of us... they were screaming SHES MY SISTER after carlene cause i was screaming that.. and my mom told them.. YOU ARE MY SON?? and she starting going off on how they are her kids.. it was dope. our whole row was cracking up. GO MOM! =)

good news.. i got a B in my advertising midterm!! YAY!! i was on the verge of dancing when i got it back... but it was way too cold for me to do that and my main goal was to get to my car alive.

it was FREEZING today... need to start layering up so i dont get sick...

i finished our PT PIGGY BANKS!! they are sooooo adorable!! =) very proud of them.. sure my hands and clothes are painted PINK.. but hey, its my favorite color so all the better!

and my grateful things...
1) im grateful that my mom got a new car... so i dont have to drive my car as much anymore and she doesnt have to drive that old, vibrating, loud jalopy. mom loves her new xterra... too bad its stickshift. shes getting a hang of it now... but its funny cause one time we saw my dad and she was trying to act all cool cause she got her *dream* car... and while shes talking about how my dad is pissed because she bought it.. she stalls and the car automatically shuts off. chelle and i were laughing so hard... gotta love my mom. =) no one is as cool as her!

2) im grateful for wal-mart and their cheap art supplies!!

3) im grateful that i got really good parking today, the moment i turned into the lane.. some dude was getting out! i was very excited that i didn't have to go on a scavenger hunt for a space nor that i was going to be super duper late to my history class. =)

pet peeve of the day: i have a class in McCarthy Hall on the 6th floor and i really hate taking the stairs... thus i take the elevator. But when i am in a hurry, i take the escalators up to the 4th floor and climb the rest of the way. but the thing that really IRKS me is when you are in the elevator and some dumbass uses it to get to the 2nd or 3rd floor.. its just stupid. i really wish i can yell out.. GET OUT AND TAKE THE ESCLATORS. or at least they should post a sign inside the elevator saying IF YOU ARE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED OR GOING UP TO THE 5th OR 6TH FLOOR WHERE THERE IS NO ESCALAOR ACCESS... YOU MAY PRESS A BUTTON... IF NOT.. GET OUT. its ridiculous to get in and then it STOPS on the second floor!!! and i know everyone else in the elevator is thinking.. why didnt you just walk you lazy ass... oh well...

SHOUT OUT TO JR AGAIN! (he gets his jollies seeing his name mentioned. =D...he likes the RICKY MARTIN *SHE BANGS* song too... so i not the only one!! YAY!)

Got really arts and crafty today. i started making a piggy bank for FTC... ITS SOOOO CUTE!! and i finished making my skirt. yay!! My room looks pretty bad... tomorrow is my day for cleaning.. or so i tell myself that. but i really cant take my moms nagging anymore... and i'm starting to trip over the books and sewing kits and construction paper and fabrics all over here.

I got some really cute mittens at Wal-mart for only $2 for FTC... its going to be COLD there... eek!! But im super excited for it... got lots and lots of things to do to prepare... EEK!! not enough time!

the goods:
1) im grateful that i realized what i want to do in life.... it used to be a fear of mine that i wouldnt know what exactly i'd do and i'll just settle for anything that comes my way... and by the time i'm 30ish... i'll have a midlife crisis and start to question my whole existence and then do something really stupid like get a bad haircut or involve myself in an intense internet romance with a 60 year old male prostitute who used to be a trapeeze artist but lost his arm in a tragic magic accident. I just want to grow up, graduate, become a copywriter for a powerful advertising company, maybe become a backup singer, marry my Gilbert, have oodles and oodles of children and live happily ever after in the cutest lil house in the foothills were we will battle garden snakes and the possibility of wild fires. *sigh* picture perfect.

2) im grateful that i inherited my parents creative genes... it really helps out when im in that BORED daze...

3) im grateful that my nothing awful has happened to my car this past 2 weeks. *KNOCK ON WOOD!* but baby is sure in dire need of a car wash... thanks for keri and johnny for leaving me a lil lovenote on my car today... it made my day. =D I DIDNT PARK FUNKY.. I WAS WITHIN THE LINES... or at least one of them.=P

what a race!! wow...that was close! well... i hope everyone went out and got their pretty I VOTED stickers. =D

today in my music class.. this one girl sang and it was absolutely beautiful... it almost made me cry. she managed to get a lot of people in class teary eyed and had the professor speechless. i really wanted to go up to her afterwards and give her a big hug because it was just awesome... you know when you witness someone do something great and you can't help but feel sooo proud of that person... thats how i felt.

i really enjoyed my history class today. the professor is really cool and the way he lectures is interesting cause he is really passionate about what he is talking about. its funny cause theres this one dude in class who is ALWAYS sleeping. yes, i admit that once and awhile i will dose off in class.. but i dont dose to the point where im breathing HARD and the rest of the class can hear you. that wouldn't happen anyways because i have tina sitting next to me and she would hit me or something before i start snoring or moaning in my sleep. you know what i hate is when you are dosing off in class and all of a sudden you FLINCH awake!?! its even worse if you are sitting near the front of the class and you flinch so hard that you freak out the people around you. thats soooo embarassing.

and what you've all been wating for.. my grateful 3.
1) im grateful for christmas lists. we are having a kris kringle at work and i had NO idea what to get for my person. (hahah you think im going to say here?? NO WAY!) well some girls came up with an awesome idea of christmas wish lists so it won't be too difficult to get our person something. so yay for easy christmas shopping!!

2) im grateful for extended ed. if not.. i would probably be stuck in school for another 5 years!! that would SUCK... i really wish i can graduate already and create some kick ass commericals. im really really trying for may 2003... (yes bombie.. i know.. im going to be made fun of by YOU for taking 5 years to graduate and i know that if it took 6 years... you would have a field day at every family gathering... its ok.. i wont invite you to the graduation... you can watch it on VIDEO. =P BRAT!)

3) i love cold weather!!! its sooo much fun and romantic. =D getting bundled up... wearing coordinating scarf/mitens/hat sets... having naturally rosy cheeks...wind blowing and hair sticking to your lips because of the chapstick... it all screams CHRISTMAS is on its way!!! i was singing christmas carols in my car today.. walking in a winter wonderland...

you know what i love.. when my mom cooks for me. it happens only once in a blue moon.. but when she does.. i feel sooo loved. =) today she made this really really kick ass pancit and i'll have it for lunch again tomorrow. YAY!! its weird.. when she gets in her cooking mood.. she'll go CRAZY!! like cook the WHOLE DAY.. a big ass breakfast... a big ass lunch... a big ass dinner and then maybe some other experimentive snack shes working on. what she does do is BAKE. she doesnt back cakes and cookies... she LOVES making SCONES and BISCOTTI... there is always one or the other here... so if you are in the mood for scones or biscotti.. come on by. they are delicious.

the weirdest thing happened to me today. i was in the elevator of the library with tina, this one old sweet janitor and this EVIL BITCH. the elevator was pretty wack and the evil bitch was screaming DONT TOUCH THE BUTTON! I WANT TO GO ON THE FIRST FLOOR!! and the janitor was trying the be nice and help her out and she slapped his hand away. people can be so rude these days...

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ok.. my 3 gratful things for the day...
1) im grateful i start school at 11 on mondays... it would really suck waking up EARLY in the mornings and fighting the demon traffic on the 57.

2) im grateful for my cousin JR. =D ***my cousin jr demanded that i give him a shout out. HEY JR! dont get him confused with the OTHER cousin JR that i have.. (the baller, king of FLIRTS who is only 18 and will probably the first one in the family who will have children).. this JR is way cooler.. he always says *NITES YO* to me everynight. =D i feel special when he does it.***

3) im grateful for my blogger... this thing is soooo cool!! i feel like doogie howser!! everyone should have one.. it makes you reflect on your day... and people will get to know me a lil bit more. i know!! im such a DORK!! =D

its been a busy weekend... yesterday... i went to my sister's PIE-A-PLEDGE fundraiser for her sorority. i promised her a while ago that i would go... and it was really really a lot of fun!! hehehehe... when you usually think of pieing someone.. the usual thought that comes to mind is something with whipped cream. but noooo.. this took pieing to another level... they added chocolate, peanut butter, jelly, cottage cheese, eggs, nacho cheese, corned beef, potato paste, beans, and apple sauce to their "pies." it was just NASTY and it was pretty interesting how they pied the girls. my mom and dad, along with my sister's sorority big sister, myself and chelle, all chipped in and bought $200 of pies with ALL of the ingredients above... muhahahah it was dope. we got her good.. she had crap ALL OVER HER.. hair, face, legs... and to think they wanted to add DOG FOOD to their pie concoctions!! how gross would that have been! the bathroom was pretty dirty after they were done... *hmmmmm... thinking of possible fundraiser for the club... they made almost $1200 or even more i bet!! thats so insane!

afterwards... i was REALLY REALLY tired... so i wasnt planning on going out.. but some cool friends from up north came down for the weekend.. so i just had to go see them!! chelle came with me and we all went to kick it at santa monica.. it was funny cause when we got there.. there was this one kid who was playing his trumpet on the street.. and he was really good! and then when we were walking back to our cars 3 hours later, the kid was STILL THERE!!! i was thinking.. dude.. go home!! can you believe that his parents were making him stay out on the street that poor kid!!!

today... i had a park clean up with stephanie and then we went and got some 39 cent cheeseburgers at mcdonalds. hehehe.. we both realized that christmas is coming up and we NEED to start saving for christmas gifts!! so it was 39 cent burgers and water *supersized* for us!! HEY!! did you know that they now have 99 cent happy meals on saturday!?! how cool is that!! somewhere to go to before Masquerade Ball next saturday! =D stephie and i went to csulb for an interesting tri-dcm later. now i am super pumped up for FTC!! its going to be wicked fun!

quote of the day *never argue with an idiot- folks might not be able to tell the difference*

ok.. my grateful things.. =D
1) im grateful for the morons that surround me. if there were no such thing as them.. i wouldnt have the comic relief i get everyday. they are constants lessons... as well as self-esteem boosters cause you know that you arent as dorky or as stupid as them... but of course you dont say that and let them think their own cocky thoughts...cause when they do come crashing down.. its going to be more entertaining watching them fall without a parachute... Yes.. they do frustrate me... but then again... frustration and irritation is unescapable. might as well laugh at the humor of the situation.

2) im grateful for the arco station on chapman ave... they have $1.55 gas!! i was able to buy MORE than 5 gallons!! yay cheap gas!

3) im grateful that i already knew the way to long beach... or else i would have been screwed today.

WHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! take that as a good sign!! the concert was a COMPLETE SUCCESS!!! and get this... God up above was listening to me and watching over me... and i DIDNT FREAK!! weird thing was.. i wasnt too nervous at all... i had lil butterflies before i had to sing.. but nothing really uncontrolable that was hyperventalating or anything of that sort. and then when i went on stage... i started singing... and i can feel my lip quivering cause i was getting a bit scared on stage. i sang SO INTO YOU first... and i think i did pretty good on it except i think i messed up a bit on my runs... hopefully no one noticed... after that i sang L-O-V-E and i got into it cause the audience was clapping along with the music. dude.. that spotlight was HOT!! i can feel myself sweating bullets. nevertheless.. i cracked a bit during that song.. but overall i did well. im just really really happy that i DIDNT FREAK! afterwards... i was shaking soo uncontrollably that i had to have someone pour me a drink cause my hand just wasnt steady. but yes! im done!! and now i cant wait till the next time i get to do it... maybe at convention.. =D we'll see. that was such a rush!!! i felt soo energized and GOSH!! i cant explain it... it was just awesome!!

as for my grateful things:
1) im grateful for my friends who came out and saw me sing today...THANKS Joe, Carrie, Chrissy, Marissa, and Tina for coming.. it really REALLY means a lot!! =D i hope you guys were entertained for that good 2 hours... =D wheren't the kids just ADORABLE!?! also.. my mom, dad and my aunt who came to see my sister and i... they are constantly supporting us... evem back in the days when we were tap dancing... thank you soo much!! i love you guys!!

2) im really grateful that i DIDNT FREAK!! thats soo kick ass.. im happy i didnt fall off the stage like i did at convention last year... im happy i didnt trip on my heel... or forget my words... or mess up on a dance move... wait... i think i did mess up somewhere.. but at least it was nothing too obvious where i would be COMPLETEY EMBARASSED... so YAY! mission accomplished.

3) im REALLY REALLY grateful i had the oppurtunity to do this concert... i really do believe that i have grown throughout this whole experience.. becoming more confident as a performer but also as a person. right now.. i feel that i can do just about anything.. =D heheheh... its sooo amazing.

YAY!! today is the day!! in 8 hours... i get to be a SUPERSTAR!!! AHHHHHHH!! im excited and yet im a bit freaked. well im happy about certain things.. first of all.. dress rehersal went well last night and the theater is really really COOL!! and we have our dressing rooms with very DIVA-like vanity mirrors in them!! there really isnt much of a stage to fall off of so that eliminates one fear... when i walked into the theater yesterday night.. it was all settling in. the whole experience has been completly awesome... i really think i'll do well and hopefully i wont stress out too much. but YES!! im sooo excited!!

OH.. more good news... i have 11 people going to FTC for my club!! WHOOOOOOO!! thats soooo awesome! and get this... 7 of them are NEW MEMBERS!! im really really excited for them cause FTC is going to be soo wicked fun!! we even have some pretty cool cheers ready!! i really really love my members.. they are sooo enthusiastic and open to everything. they even do lamar's icebreakers!! and my board has been working sooo hard... i really do appreciate them. THANKS GUYS!

i guess you can count that one my "grateful things" so now i have to come up with 2 more...

2) my sister bought this really cool tea that makes your throat feel all nice... its really soothing too. so im grateful for that she bought it or else i might be all dehyrated and highly anxious for tonight. =)

3) im grateful that this concert experience is almost OVER cause now i can have a life on friday and sunday nights but im also sad about it too becase the cast is really dope and im going to miss seeing them and hearing them sing. those kids are sooooo cute!! they will totally melt your hearts!! OH!! i'm also grateful that tonight is the last night i have to sing my songs again!! whoooooo!!!

TRICK OR TREAT!! Happy Halloween everyone!! today was such an awesome day.. =D first of all.. i think i did well on my history test!! WHOOOOO!! and i didnt even have to use the cheat sheet! after that... i sang in front of my music class... and get this... I DIDNT FREAK!! yes.. i was really nervous... but i didnt freak! =D that was pretty cool.

i saw something interesting in the school newspaper.. on the police blotter it said that on *Wednesday Oct. 25, 11am: First floor women's restroom at the titan student union, the stall door fell off its hinge and fell on the foot of victim. medics were summoned.* HAHAHAHAHAHA.. thats soo sad!! i would so hate to be that chick sitting on the toliet and all of the suddent BOOM the door falls off and lands on your FOOT! and to make matters worse... they call the medics for you... i wonder if there was other girls in the bathroom at that time... and did they just bust up laughing when it happened? just imagine looking into the mirror putting on your lipstick or fixing your hair and all of a sudden the door behind you falls and reveals some chick on the toliet... and shes groaning in pain cause that 50 pound door is on her foot! hahahaha.. its too hilarious!

today i got to wear my flapper costume! =D yay.. it looked really cute except i had to walk around in those damn heels. went to a very interesting practice. its funny what anxiety and lots of sugar can do.. everyone was pretty hyper. i got my *shoo-be-do-wop my baby* down... OH and while i was at narleen's we were greeting trick or treaters.. and there was this group of teens guys who were just wearing regular clothes. so i asked them.. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS.. and they said WE ARE THE BESTIE BOYS.. and one dude had a wanna-be turntable around his neck. it was sooo creative.. we gave him 2 pieces of candy.

ok... my 3 things im grateful for:
1) my voice teacher.. narleen.. cause shes so dope and shes doing all that she can to make the concert possible. poor thing.. shes barely getting any sleep just for our one night of stardom! =D its sometimes hard to believe that shes my voice teacher cause shes way too much a friend! so if you want to take some voice lessons.. i highly reccommend narleen. shes pretty spiffy.

2) the titan shuttle. without it... i would have had to walk forever and a day to campus. and the fact that it has airconditioning and the driver likes to play KBIG... so sometimes they do play NSYNC gives it points. but i really dont like it when i see the shuttle and im walking towards it.. and then the doors close and its about to leave.. so i start jumping up and down like a maniac while waving my arms.. and i KNOW the driver sees me.. but he decides to ignore my pleas for help and drives off into the sunset. that really sucks. but other than that... titan shuttle rocks if you are on it.

3) halloween.. what a great holiday. get to dress up like you never would and you get candy!! couldnt ask for anything more!