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Friday, 31 July 2009

2oo9 camping trip!!

This year it was a camping trip unlike any other before.
Destination: INYO County in Sierra Nevada
Camp ground: French Camp near Rock Creek (hour btwn Bishop and Mammoth)
Weather: Thunderstorms everyday in the afternoon
~usually it's very hot and dry when we go, but this year was like the wettest year in 130 years or something. CRRRAZY. but we loved it because we got to fish in the rain and it wasn't too cold.
Elevation: Usually between 5,000-11,000ft
~went fishing everyday around Rock Creek area, Mammoth, Convict, and South Lake.
Fish caught: 4
Fish caught total: 14
~went hiking almost everyday and found new lakes to fish at. what a beautiful sight it is to be amongst all the natural beauties of mother earth.
Times fallen: lost track
Times fallen in the water: 3 (improvement)
Bears seen: 3 (2 baby bears)
Deer seen: about 10
Deer almost hit with car: 1
~because of the rain, we couldn't eat at the campsite so we had to eat out the last two nights. hands down, Convict Lake Restaurant is the best restaurant in that area.
~every night we watched the bats fly at dusk and the stars come out to fill the dark sky with light.

~every trip is so breathtaking. the mountains and their majesty. the lakes and their secrets. the waterfalls and their grace. the trees and their whispers. the night sky and it's mystery. the wildlife and it's ignorance. and all that is unexpected and exciting that occurs amongst nature at it's best.
~believe me, it's worth not having all the conveniences of a modern life in the suburbs!!

Now we're all unpacked, clean, and back into our daily routines. Another short trip as flown by; and now we wait anxiously for the next year's adventure.

(pix will be up on facebook within the next few days)

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Thursday, 04 June 2009

You Know You're from SoCal When...

~you're taking driving school with a celebrity
~you can expect bad traffic everyday on almost every freeway
~the only way you can get really anywhere is by freeway
~you KNOW there's a difference between San Diego County, Los Angeles County, and Orange County....well maybe not everyone knows that.. like some SD ppl
~you see ppl walking/driving around like they're the shit
~you yourself or someone you know personally LOVES In-N-Out
~you see frozen yogurt shops popping up on every corner like Starbucks
~you know what June gloom is... and you know it sucks because it's suppose to be SUMMER!
~you see an azn or hispanic everywhere... they're almost becoming a majority
~the sky isn't necessarily blue... it's a blue with a brown hazy tint to it
~the city, the beach, the border, the mountains, the desert are all within 2hrs away (with good traffic that is)
~the news contains information about the Lakers, a whale off the coast, a wild bear scaring some people, a celebrity, a death/accident, a "wonder-shirt" for men, and of the bizzare weather of the mountains, inland, and the beach...oh and some info about what's going on in the government and the rest of the world
and there's a whole lot more...

so tmrrw i have to get rid of my baby =[ ( my 2007 mazda 3) i'm really sad... i REALLY AM!!!! it looks so cuute, sure it's not as great as the new one... but it's good enough and it doesnt have that funny smile in the front and the weird grin in the back!(look at pix.. you'll kno what i mean) if the savings were better in keepin this car, i would!!! =[ but the benefits at gettin this other car outweigh the cost at keepin my baby. =[ tomorrow is my last day with her. so sad. maybe i'll take her to the beach ;D haha

awwww.. i just saw a commercial for Away We Go... and the more i see the commercial, the more i want to see it, at first i didnt want to because it's weird seeing Maya Rudolph in a serious role, but now i think it's about time i get over that. oh.. and this new movie with Eddie Murphy (Imagine That) actually looks kinda cute. i havent wanted to see an Eddie Murphy movie since Shrek3!

Another thing.. i've been watching Conan O'Brien on the Tonight Show this week. glad he's on earlier now.. like him alot more than jay leno (not saying he's bad or anything.. for those who love Jay). the one with Tom Hanks was soo great!! i LOVE tom hanks =D if you haven't watched it yet.. you should.. never know what you might miss. and following is Jimmy Fallon! now i dont know about you, but i LOVE Jimmy ever since SNL... so i really enjoy his show. (the one w/ Anne Hathaway and Mario Batali was good this week) Oh.. and another thing u should watch is Brian Williams's interview with Obama. if you haven't seen it already on Tues and Wed night.. there's a 2 hr encore Friday!! (check your local listings for times).. trust me.. it's very interesting. and when their dog, Bo, comes in.. you're heart just melts! what a CUUUTE PUPPY!!! ><

~*Live. Laugh. Love*~

Sunday, 31 May 2009

just because i don't want to do something doesn't always mean i won't do it.
my mom, my aunts, my grandmas always do this to me.. they ask " do you want to.........?" meaning "i want you to...." or "i think you should do....." why dont they just ask me straight forward?! i hate it when people ask me if i "want" to do something when they're really asking me to "do" something! many times i dont even WANT to do certain things.. but i'm WILLING to do it! not everyone WANTS to do what they have to. so my response usually is " no i dont WANT to do it, but i WILL" because it's what i should do. they try to make it seem like it's MY idea to do something. i dont mind if you just ASK! "will you please do this?" ohh.. and that's the other thing... it's ALWAYS nice when ppl are polite in asking someone to do something. whether you're someone's boss, an employee, a mother, a customer, etc..... say "please" and "thank you." those 3 little words can REALLY mean alot. and sometimes they can make one's day... like mine.

Wednesday, 20 May 2009

last day =[

today is my last whole day in freshman year here at UMass =[. so sad. one more exam in about an hour. it's resecon! omfg it's gonna suck! why is it that all the econ classes suck?! oh wait.. it's cuz all the econ teachers suck! wish i could have mr platt for all my econ classes XD. so.. i'm cramming for my exam. at this point i dont care anymore. i just want to pack up the room.. it's so much fun =]
i realized this morning that i analyze things too much. iono if it's good or bad. i guess to some degree it's good. i seem to look at everything i do and the first thing i think of .. "how long it's gonna take? who is it going to affect? what's more efficient?" but i've learned to let loose. man if i didnt realize how ocd i am about organizing and analyzing everything.. i would drive people crazy.. probably myself too. haha so keeping these types of thngs to myself is good.
oh and i had another one of those moments last night. where "i hate guys!" things. that's one thing i could never analyze or predict. guys. even when i think i have a guy figured out.. i always end up being surprised. and not usually in a good way. one thing hold constant though. about 90% of guys are assholes and always will be. it's the 5% is what keeps us girls hoping and hurting because it takes us so many of the wrong guys to find the right ones. they're so rare to come by. there's only a few guys in my life who are part of that 5% (including my dad and grandpa ^.^). one of them is probably the best boyfriend i've ever met... tim tim =] he's the bestest boyfriend to my friend rachel and he's been so great to us girls all year. he takes care of not just rachel,but all of us. he cares about our wellbeing, he listens to us, he makes sure we are all happy, and he's just the best guy friend ever! he takes so much shit from rachel it's ridiculous, yet they're so much in love ^^. he's a rare breed to come by.
k gonna go study some more now XD. l8r!

Monday, 27 April 2009

hello again!

havent written in xanga in sooooooo long ... i have a new blog so to me... xanga seems sooooo out of season.. lol
but w/e .. i feel like blogging here =]
i'm sooo hyper from coffeee!!!\
If I Only Had The Heart
I had a dream last night.
Where I woke up too late.
And everything I loved.
I began to hate.

I know I sound repetitive,
Cause I'm repeating myself,
And I'm competitive,
I want you all by yourself.
And that alone is just the problem,
I've got these woes,
And I just can't solve them.
If I could gather up the nerve,
I'd put my feelings into words,
And if I weren't so young, or stupid, or restless,
I might be able to just soon forget this.
Just forget this.

Please just forget me,
When I'm out all alone on the east coast.
And please don't forgive me,
When you're home all alone and you need me most.

Oh if I only had the heart,
To find out exactly who you are,
You know I'd try now.
But it's just fine,
No you can't save me,
It's no fault but mine,
Please just blame me.
If I could gather up the nerve,
I'd put my feelings into words,
And if I weren't so young, or stupid, or restless,
I might be able to just soon forget this.
Just forget this.

If I only had the heart, the nerve, the words, you'd think by now I would have learned