:) YAAAY!! Crazy Kompetition for Infants was a success! :D At least I think so... nevertheless... I'm so very happy... and so very relieved. Today was one of those most stressful days I've had in a long time... I'll blog all about it later... Nicole is a very sleepy girl. I LOVE EVERYONE!! :) *yes... even you crazy psychoguy... even you... but for today ONLY. So don't go thinking crazy psycho things...

Today, Carlene was making fun of Michael in the car because of his childhood diet of "ramen and rice." This sparked a rather hilarious memory of our own school lunches that our dad prepared for us while in elementary school. See, growing up filipino in the very "white" city of San Dimas was pretty interesting... so at first, school lunch, "baon" in tagalog, would consist of your traditional filipino foods... pretty much whatever was leftover from your dinner the night before. But during that age, you want to be the same as the other kids... so Carlene and I would come home wishing we had sandwiches and juice boxes like the other, as opposed to our tupperware of pancit and flat soda in our thermos. Since my dad prepared our lunches in the mornings, he really didn't know what to do when we asked for a "sandwich" so... he grabbed 2 pieces of white bread and slathered some mayonaise on it. TA DA! A Sandwich! :) A mayonaise sandwich.... but hey it was a step closer to Americana. A variation he had on this sandwich was 2 pieces of white bread, some butter and a sprinkle of sugar... TA DA! A really weird sugar/butter sandwich... but it was still good. Eventually, my mom figured that we would need some luncheon meat along with that mayonaise sandwich... so the weird sandwich thing didn't last for long.

OH... also my dad had this variation of an "ice cream sandwich." Any guesses as to what was in it?

Birthdays and girl scouts "snacks" were different too. Remember how parents used to bring in treats for the class when it was your birthday... like a cupcake or icecream cups? Well, my parents did that too... but it wasn't the usual sweet dessert type... nooope. They brought in lumpia. OH yeah... none of the kids in the class liked to eat egg rolls.. but all the teachers just LOVED us for that... they would come barreling down from the faculty room to get some lumpia. But its the thought that counts huh.. my parents were trying and although I probably was cringing at that tray of fried meat at the time, looking back at it really makes me smile and feel so grateful for some terriffic parents.

Bombie once told me that when his class had a potluck and his assignment was to bring in "chips." Tita Lagring got him "shrimp chips." Now... that's pretty bad. ;)

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Today, er yesterday, spent it down at Downtown Disney... ok. Just a note... if you are a Giants fan, don't go to the Disneyland area sporting your gear. Angels stadium is like 5 minutes away.. (Anaheim Angels.. you just won the world series!! Where are you going to go?.... "We're going DOWN THE STREET!") and Disney owns them... so by wearing your Giants hat in that vicinity, complete strangers will start coughing *loser loser* right next to you... or stare at you in a vicious manner. Anaheim fans won't kill you... and I highly doubt that if they win, they'll start turning Disneyland trams over and rioting in the Mickey & Friends parking structure... but you'll be harassed by everyone afflilated with the Mouse.

:) Now on a brighter note, since I was there, they had the Offical Angels Rally and I got a free halo (which is kinda ugly) and those plastic banger noise maker thingies. :) And I had no clue that was all going to be there when I went... Neat huh. :) I'm not much of a baseball fan, but you can't help but get swept up in the excitement of it all... especially if the team is from your area. So... Go Angels! ;)

:) had a great "board meeting" today... we met up at Downtown Disney to create our mascot "Elvis!?" at the Build-A-Bear for the club. He's sooo cute... he's kinda pudgy with a little elephant tummy sticking out... you know.. *Solid.. like a tree* ;) , but he's ghetto with his backwards bandana, saggy jeans with undies sticking out and a wifebeater. :) TOO CUTE! The essence of cal-nev-ha ghettoness...

So I'm blogging live and direct from my shiny new computer (which I named HANK... Carrie thinks this name is pretty *hunky* but I think it sounds like a good dependable and reliable name. *Hunky* would be something like "Stone" or "Rock" or "Bo" or "Stallion"... Like an American Gladiator name... but then I can imagine Hank being a studly cowboy or something... hmmmm) Anyways, I'm proud to say that I put this baby and my mom's computer together... :) Who knew that I was capable of it.. but yay I did it. I even did the whole router thing... which was a bit weird cause its wireless and the directions had a lot of big time computer jargon going on. I kinda freaked a bit when I couldn't install my printer, but luckily Robert and Andy were online and were guiding me to the hp website. :) Thanks guys!! My room is a complete and TOTAL mess though... but I'll get it cleared up before the weekend. :) Anyways, Hank is a really nifty computer. Its fast and though it grinds like my old computer... it grinds in a way thats like "I'm getting the job DOONE!" as opposed to the old computer grinding "Oh no.. you want me to what!??!" But my old computer has 5 years of memories... not to mention about 500 mp3s on it still (some of which I downloaded back when Napster was a hot commidity... and I had a dial up modem. So some of those songs were like 30 downloading minutes of my life...) I'll probably figure out a way to get the stuff transferred onto Hank. Good ole reliable Hank... :)

Ladies and Gentlemen... I'm proud to present to you the comedy stylings to Robert Lopez....

Zasher816: welcome everyone
Zasher816: so great to see you
Zasher816: you know i was driving up here and i was reminded of hamsters running through a maze
Zasher816: ever wonder why they do that?
spaznik: cricket cricket
Zasher816: i'm guessin they bget their jollies off while doing that
Zasher816: that would explain the white spots all over the place
spaznik: cricket cricket
spaznik: hahahahahah
Zasher816: and then there's this cricket int he background
Zasher816: yah what the hell is his problem
Zasher816: hey cricket
Zasher816: this is my show
Zasher816: get yer own act
Zasher816: ever see that movie bug's life?
Zasher816: yah, it's a disney movie
Zasher816: and you know i work for disney
Zasher816: but there's something about that movie that scared me, ok
Zasher816: so get this
Zasher816: these ants are practically saving their own existence from these big bad bugs
Zasher816: and that's just one group
Zasher816: i mean imagine if these little suckers banded together and took over the world
spaznik: *cricket cricket*
Zasher816: i mean they're already in my cereal and shoes
spaznik: hahahahaha... thats so bad...
spaznik: hahahahahah
Zasher816: the last thing i need is for them driving my car


Zasher816: and then there are CIRCLE K GUYS
Zasher816: don't get me started
Zasher816: so yah what school are you from?
Zasher816: oh golly gee, that's swell
Zasher816: what's yer favorite service project?
Zasher816: yah i like planting trees myself
Zasher816: so you know the pres. of csuf
Zasher816: yah she's a hottie
Zasher816: oh wait, that's you?
Zasher816: right right
Zasher816: well, i'll see you at the dance then
Zasher816: ::later at the dance::
Zasher816: hey!
Zasher816: wanna get jiggy with me?
Zasher816: yah i know all the latest moves
Zasher816: the hustle
Zasher816: cabbage patch
Zasher816: circle k guys, have to be the most sensitive guys tho
Zasher816: i mean
Zasher816: really, they're hearts are int he right place
Zasher816: (at this point i'm trying to score them points since i bashed them)
Zasher816: now circle k girls
Zasher816: i got two words
Zasher816: undercover freaks
Zasher816: have u been to the dances?
Zasher816: there have been plenty of surprises let me tell you
Zasher816: i'm there doing my grab my knee and pumping it back dance
Zasher816: and this small asian girl come sup to me and starts working me 9-5 with overtime
Zasher816: it's like
Zasher816: ok
Zasher816: whatever works
Zasher816: and u get to going
Zasher816: hoping that you know, you don't get too excited
Zasher816: and then she leaves
Zasher816: and goes to someone else
Zasher816: how many have had that happen to them?
Zasher816: yah, that's most of us


Zasher816: i did laundry for the first time the other day
Zasher816: forgot to use bleach on my whtes
Zasher816: yah
Zasher816: dingy yellow undies
Zasher816: just what i needed
Zasher816: atleast their clean now ya know
Zasher816: doesn't matter tho
Zasher816: w'ere guys
Zasher816: we'll wear underwear for a week fi we have to
spaznik: eww.
Zasher816: anyone ever turned them inside out?
Zasher816: yah
Zasher816: don't lie
Zasher816: i know you have
spaznik: eww..
Zasher816: lol
Zasher816: college life is amazing
Zasher816: it's my 3rd years
Zasher816: and i still have no diea what the hell i'm doing
Zasher816: mac n cheese
Zasher816: u never get tired of it
Zasher816: still my fav
Zasher816: and tap water
Zasher816: does not seem so bad anymore
Zasher816: i mean
Zasher816: it's free
Zasher816: quenches yer thirst
Zasher816: it's the college man's ideal drink

HAHAHAHAHA! Could this be a FTC preview?? HmmMmMmmMm....

*kathy's sexy fireman instructor*
spaznik: bake him cookies!!
spaznik: or just talk to him after class...
P O T A T E YO: hahah
P O T A T E YO: we shall see
spaznik: ooooO.. good conversation starter... ask him if they really have a pole in the firehouse...
spaznik: and how often do they use it...
P O T A T E YO: I'm too shy!
P O T A T E YO: hahahahaaaaaaaaa
P O T A T E YO: that is great!!
spaznik: yeeeep. that will get the ice breaking...
P O T A T E YO: hahaha
spaznik: he's think "wow.. that a charming woman. id like to have splendid babies with her"
P O T A T E YO: haha
P O T A T E YO: spledid babies ehh...wow...that means I'm at least half splendid!! That's the best compliment I've ever gotten!

Gosh... I miss Kathy. Last time I saw her it was at convention... and that seems like eons ago. KATHY I MISS YOU! (but you know that already.) Yeah.. at convention, since my arm was broken, she was my right hand. (so was Sukhung and Joe whenever we were eating). Whats sad is that she's not going to be at FTC, or GO WEST or Convention this year... its going to be *weird* cause I won't have Kathy there to roll her eyes at everyone's C.R.A.P. or to giggle to each other at how cute our latest crushes are... Even at ICON, it was just different because there was no Kathy or Laura there to kick it with and they're always the *non-diehard CKIer* that I can rely on to have fun FUN with. *sniff* But at least we have AIM... And she called me that one time when she saw *mind blowing pretzels*... she's so sweet. :) As soon as I don't have a wedding weekend and I have money... I'll go up north. I pinky swear... thats to Mel too. :) I miss her too! I really want to meet Ralph and help her kick her shady roomie's ass.

I should be getting a new harddrive tomorrow! YAY! Awwww... but that means *bye bye* to my 5 year old packard bell with a intell celeron. *ooOooo* It was sooo fast and happy when I first got it... but now its just old and decrepid... I can tell. It grinds a lot like its strugging and pissed that I'm asking for a certain program. Its been even more bitchy when Joe fiddled with it awhile ago... awwwww. Poor thing. I feel sorta cold just abandoning it... but wait.. this new one is going to have a burner!! oOoOoOoo..

B. Tina's advice for the day: Grab as much fun as you can get. Cause once he gets a girlfriend, you can only grab him when the girl's not looking.
oh my...

:) gosh... that last blog was a bit BLEH huh. I hate to think that I sounded whiny or retarded... oh wells.. it has passed and today was a way better day. :)

Went to work. :) I'm really loving the nippy weather because I'd rather take on the cold in the warehouse than the heat. Anyways, worked alone, as usual... but at least I can pace myself and dance around to the radio without fears of being seen. :) It looks like next week, I may be putting in more time since Brandi is taking a floral class.. which means more alone time at the shop... but hey.. at least I can study there. :)

Came home, found in my mailbox one more registration for CKI south (YAY!), made some calls and emails... oh excitment. ;) OHH!! The really GREAT thing that made my day was a call I got from one The Laugh Factory who said they wanted to send me donations for this Sunday. (DOUBLE YAY!) So the prizes are even better than before... oOoOoOo.

Anyways, chatted a bit... hence this:
Zasher816: i am a high commodity
Zasher816: i'm like what spam is in hawaii

I was going to go to a service project today, but I was having this horrible headache and deep inside I needed to study for Friday. Bleh.. Anyways, did some studying, now on my "blog/chat/idle" time and I'll probably go back to studying later.

*I'll be back... wait no. that was lame.*
TooMuchPete: Its nawt a tuuuuma! its not a tumor
spaznik: hahahahahahahah...
spaznik: awwwww... have you noticed that every time arnold delivers a line in his movies... its like hes delivering a "catchphrase"
spaznik: hes not like an actor.. he's just a giant catchphrase machine...
TooMuchPete: LOL
TooMuchPete: That's true though.
spaznik: and he always says "I'LL BE BACK"... its so sad.
spaznik: in interviews.. he'll say it.
spaznik: i bet he says it when he's shopping..
spaznik: or cooking...
TooMuchPete: LOL...
spaznik: its like his thing...
TooMuchPete: Yeah... but it is sad.

kerisovery17: you need to blog =)

I'm cooking rice at the moment... so that gives me approximately 15 minutes to blog before dinner. And this is a special one just for that one chick in La Verne. You know who you are... ;) (btw Keri.. I didn't get to see it last week. But my mom filled me in on all the madness... ;))

I had a slight breakdown today in which some tears were shed and many screams frustration were emitted from my mouth. It's weird, because I started the day off in a happy and chipper manner. I went to school... and then at 12, had my CKI meeting where everyone and their mother was in this sluggish/sleepy mood (i think it might be the weather). But nonetheless, I had fun at my meeting, and even explained to Elephante while feeding him a happy dollar my excitment for the upcoming CKI south and how so far planning was doing pretty well. But then I checked my voicemail after the meeting and everything went insane. Apparently those damn park people hadn't recieved some forms... one of which I had already given to the police department who was to forward it to the city... and the other one I had NO IDEA was needed. (I'm not being flaky here... they asked for *insurance* so I turned in the certificate a month ago... but now.. ONE WEEK before the event, they call and say that they want an *endorsement* as well. Why didn't they tell me that when I turned in the certificate a MONTH AGO!!) ARRRGGGGGGHHHHH. So I raced home to search for my proof of the police activity permit and to make a call of *woe* to Bruce who referred me to the insurance company who were veeeerrrryy nice and friendly and ever so helpful. Well, throw in some more psychological factors (an upcoming midterm on friday morning, EXTREME jitters about CKI South and getting everything ready for that) and well, Nicole freaks out. :( Have I mentioned that my HAIR is falling out? Yeah... I think this happens whenever theres a big CKI event and I'm nervous... but thats on back of my mind too. NICOLE IS GOING BALD. *sigh* OH... and there are a few more things too, but I don't want to get into it right now...

Anyways on the bright side... um... there's a sale at GAP? Wait... I can find something better to find... um... I got the Beauty and the Beast DVD. :) OH and throw in the fact that I love my family and my friends... okok. There you go. :) OHHHH!! After going to Carlene's sorority events, my mom is actually coming to one of my CKI events. Its like a first for that... but then again, its actually the first time I've invited her to come. And Carlene is coming too cause *duh* she's a member... ;)

My weekend was pretty quiet. Saturday, had a wedding in the morning, but luckily was finished around 1. My mom had a dish installed and so the day was spent vegging in front of the tv and trying to figure out the channels. I was trying to get my mom to ask the cable guy to give us free porn... but nope. Goshdarnit.

Sunday, went to mass, lunch and shopping (hence the discovery of the sale at the GAP) where Carlene and I tried to convince mom that we were good kids. :) I know Nes will agree with us here... some parents have to worry about their kids doings drugs, joining gangs, whoring themseleves and having illegitimate children. Yeah, we may spend too much on our credit cards or take a while to graduate from college... but heeey.. at least we are in college instead of being barefoot and pregnant, living with our "big poppa" gansta boyfriend. YEEP. We're just a couple of goody-two-shoes, silly, and witty girls from the boonies. How bad is that? :)