Reelin' and Dealin'

only about 3 weeks to go for high schoolers to get out of the summer, mama yi claims it's the hardest time of the year for her teaching. either the kids are checked out, suffering from major senioritis, or just plain have no hope of passing the class. so, supposedly she made a deal with her students:

"if you are going to fail anyway and don't want to try, i'll make you a deal. just sit in the back for the last few weeks, be quiet, and i won't bother you if you don't bother me."

she says two of her students promptly moved to the back of the class and they're not problems anymore. i wonder if i can make the same deal for my second year at anderson.

speaking dealin', i went to a stila warehouse sale today with kat and yuj. i followed yuj around as she put stuff in my bag for me...now, all i have to do is figure out what to do with the stuff i got. i mean, where do you put this shimmer bs? what do i want to shimmer up?

Grammar Me

this afternoon, on my way to grab some coffee with yuj, "lonely day" by system of a down plays on the radio. lil sister says, "this song bothers me."

i proceed to ask her why and she says, "if you're going to sing a song, make it proper grammar. 'most loneliest'?!?!? c'mon."

hmm, i've sang along to that song a thousand times and i never even noticed.

Gay BFF

every girl needs a gay best friend. unfortunately, jenn hasn't been able to find one over the 27 years of her life. thus, at yesterday's bbq, jenn claimed the following: "i want a gay son."

i came home from the bbq and wrote one of my friends. "kyle, you have to be my gay best friend." he responded, "i'm so excited i could shit."

Pop

i finally watched the finale of grey's...and even though i knew exactly what was going to happen, i still managed to bawl my eyes out when denny died at the end. but my fav scene had to be bailey giving instructions for prom. "it will pop!"

speaking of pop, how lame am i that i've been addicted to stupid poppy songs by rihanna, shakira, and natasha...for like 3 weeks. sos...because i'm siiiiingle...and hips don't lie dammit.

this weekend was filled with wedding-ish lovey doveyness. on friday night, aly's bachelorette party (cooking lesson / dinner) was great but i think i'm topped out on my girly parties for the next year. jenn and bryan's reception last night was informal yet very cute...you know it's a good time when i get to chill with my nerd buds... i heard the words "java rules" and felt right at home.

oh, how about them three game sevens? i know it won't happen, but i'm rooting for clippers - mavs.

yet another random thought: how annoying is it when your car is just a wee bit dirty and it freakin' sprinkles?

Nerd Love

i miss nerdiness. i was trying to write a self-assessment paper last night and was reviewing my notes from the 360-degree feedback exercise we had previously done. in quoting a result in my paper, i was about to write, "according to my 2-pi feedback exercise..." and started to crack up by myself. i was like, no one is going to appreciate this sad humor except my nerd homies.

Annual Rant

i say this every year during the nba playoffs...WHY THE F IS TIM DUNCAN SO BORING!?!?!!?

B-O-R-I-N-G. he's like a plain pretzel (unsalted, unbuttered)...no one wants that crap!

side subject...summer internship search. i was asked my one of the firms to do an investment memo. this is the response i got:

"It's not great. It's not as terrible as you think it is but it's not that great either. On a scale of 1-10, I rate it as a 5.5."

as least i'm above average! ooooh yeah.

Mobility

i need blog capabilities in the car. i think the most of my random (yet brilliant) thoughts come when i'm stuck in commute. images trigger thoughts. kevin and bean make you laugh. the car talk guys make you feel nerdy. you see things like the 7 am line for american idol with little people with "i heart elliott" signs or a prostitute the morning after or have a semi-celebrity sighting like the guy who played the dad on mr. belvedere and you think...man, this, i mean THIS, is what you call blog material. then you get in front of the computer and open the lovely blogger and think, "crap, what was my brillant commentary i was going to share with the world?" sigh. frustration. i blame mobile technology for ruining the quality of my blog entries.

on a side note, i learned a great word from a classmate friend, sarah, today at aly's bridal shower. the word is "friend-aissance" and this is when you reconnect with an old friend after long hiatus of communication. her word of advice: "don't encourage a friendaissance if he is boring." so deep.

Always a Ditz

steph, kat, and i met up to go to natalie thai's for lunch. post-lunch, we all got a fortune cookie.

steph: "my fortune says, 'you are original and creative.'"
me: "mine says, 'your dream of happiness will soon come true.'"
steph: "how about yours, kat?"
kat: "1 5 9 26 35 27"

steph: "flip is over."

El Queso Por Favor

i got an email from the anderson cafe lady who wants to name a food item after me because i'm a nice customer. don't laugh. i'm serious.

so, the big debate of the day: what food item and what cheesy name should i assign it?

Joggers

i have no idea why but one of the things that ALWAYS cracks me up are the joggers who get stuck at a street intersection. the in-place-jogging-cause-people-in-cars-looking-at-me-will-think-i'm-a-real-athlete mentality of these people make me want to roll my window down and yell, "hey, hot stuff!"

NPR News Today

today's big headline news was "profanity in america has risen to a record level." WTF!

on another note, i caught up with nikki's sister jenny last night because she is planning a graduation party for nikki in june and wanted hasmik's addy. it was the weirdest thing...the same goofy-sounding jenny, the one who got caught and tangled in the volleyball net while hitting a set from ms. j, is a mom...she had to call me back because she had to put her baby noah down for the night. the world is moving past me and i'm...eating a snickers bar. mmm.

Hello Voicemail

has, kat, and i have hit a new low. we were playing so much phone tag and unable to catch each other for a normal two-way conversation that we have resorted to leaving each other 5-minute messages to update each other about our lives.

one message from hasmik started, "hello saujin's voicemail. this is what's going on in my life..."

one message from kat, "we suck. so, i think i'm going to quit my job..."

sigh.

go clippers.

Let It Shine

sorry i've been so mia. after a week of relaxation (i.e. spring break), i'm back in school...already going a mile a minute. it's hard to believe that it's been a full year since i've quit chanin.

my favorite day of the year is always the "spring forward" day of daylight savings. i seriously feel like it's a holiday...hope you all celebrated with a margarita at 2 pm like i did.

nothing too interesting to report but wanted to let you all know i was still alive.

Importance of Betting

sure some people think gambling is a sin. but everything is EXCESS is a sin. it's all about moderation, kids. this is the first year in a long long time that i don't have money on march madness. and you know what? no matter how much i enjoy the games, it's just not the same. putting something on the line...i think that's what makes being a sports fan so much fun...anyhoo, i've learned my lesson.

speaking of $, i just calculated a scary number. i spend about $5-6 / day on coffee. annually, that means i spend approximatley $2000. do you know how many kfc popcorn chicken i can get with $2000?!?!?!

okay, time to study. it's already finals week! (still not used to this quarter system...)

Delete Please

i wish there was a delete function for unnecessary information in my brain...just to free up some space for information that is actually USEFUL.

for example: home phone numbers of my high school friends...especially the ones who have MOVED and the numbers are obsolete.
example 2: birthdays. like yesterday, i saw the date and thought, oh, it's christina wang's bday. i mean, why do i need to recall a bday of a friend i haven't talked to since high school???


side note: on my commute this morning, i pulled up to a car that had a little girl, like a first grader, on her laptop in the backseat. i felt kind of old. then i remembered it was my little sister's birthday...and she's 24 today! lil yuj is 24!!!! i felt really really old.

happy b yuj.