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Wednesday, May 28, 2003 [happy library day]
Today I stayed after school at the library to type up a IB paper for why I want to be in IB because my ACADEMIC GPA is lower than 3.5, and I also needed to stay until when my mom got off from work to pick me up. Jack has some English project to help Tina on at Eddie's house, so I'm stuck here until my mom can come. It's actually quite nice at the school library.. and I actually do WORK here. Hahaha, if I was at home right now, I'd be online and chatting to people.. spending my time away recklessly. Even with all these tests coming up. Well.. I'm going to go read some nice fics now.
goolia prophesized your future at 03:24 p.m.
Tuesday, May 27, 2003 [Euro AP Banquet!]
Delicious surprises.
Let's see.. highlights of the day. Well, today was Block Day so I had Color Guard first period.. and we mostly practiced our routine for the Eighth Grade Orientation this friday. This one girl that I abhor.. Jessica, can be a real nuisance at times. Before we practiced, she expressed her thoughts that she thinks everybody should be able to know this routine well and that there was no reason to practice it without the music first.
So we practiced.. and it ended up being that SHE didn't even KNOW what counts she had to go on for the ripples and she seemed confused. What a hypocrite.. I hate hypocrites with a passion. Not those who accidently "hypocriticize" themselves.. but those that KNOW and PURPOSELY act like a hypocrite. Then when I make a slight mistake because I didn't know which line I was in, she scrunches up her face and makes herself uglier than she already is. Which isn't very flattering. And then she says some mean comment about it. It's just like.. shut the "F" up, "B".
Now.. onto happier thoughts. I talked to Iris almost the whole time during math today, and we mostly talked about writing.. we both have passions for writing and Shakespeare. I used to loathe Shakespeare.. but after reading Macbeth, I grew to love the mere language of it. She showed me her snippets of her fanfic for Time Enough for Drums.. and then another snippet of her "girl by the sea" kind of story. I then told her that I really wanted to show her my story that I am currently working on, a mystery novel. I'm bringing my notebook tomorrow to school to show her, I guess.
I went to Iris' house after school and it's so nice! Warm and cozy.. and her mom is so adorable and nice. I got to see Iris play her cello as I tried to play the piano accompaniment with it, but I haven't played in months, so you can imagine my struggle. *sigh* I guess I do love the piano.. when there's no stress that comes with it.
At 5:30.. we left for Hometown Buffet for the euro banquet. It was nice.. maybe 20 or so people showed up and we gave Ms. Puzo our gift to her: a $100+ globe. She has this extreme obsession with globes, so you can imagine her happiness at it. She almost kissed it. I also found out today that her boyfriend's name is Bob.. hahaha, and he's a construction worker. Cool.
Now I gotta go study.. and maybe ditch doing math and spanish homework. SCREW THAT.
goolia prophesized your future at 08:54 p.m.
Monday, May 26, 2003 [happy memorial day!]
Today was average, I guess. I studied chemistry (acids and bases) in the morning.. I probably only understood half of the chapter. Then I did Amsco homework for Spanish.. those freakin' stories that have the "high-lvl vocab" in it. My mom also bought me a new kool wallet that i will DEFINITELY not bring to school .. haha, I do learn from my mistakes. Too bad it doesn't fit in my other purse that I got yesterday though.
goolia prophesized your future at 02:48 p.m.
Sunday, May 25, 2003 [endless, somewhat monotonous.. planning]
Today, early in the morning, my parents went to Palm Springs to go do some major shopping by themselves. Mostly a bunch of clothing and all that fun stuff. My mother also got a really nice black purse that was quite big.. and it came with another small version of it that was so adorable!! She gave it to me and although it can't fit much, it's really cute.
I mostly watched the HPII DVD again.. then studied a bit, but I didn't start on any homework yet. Homework for me is on Monday NIGHT. Hahahaha.. procrastination = totally me. Then my parents took me to the supersized new Ikea.. it's sooo nice there. Reminds me of those nice hotels in Vegas, cuz it has it's own buffet, HUGE parking lot with levels, elevators, escalators.. you name it, dear. We planned out and picked my furniture for my new room in the new house that we're moving to in June. So exciting.. hahaha.
to Dali: i love your site! it's cute! I signed your guestbook, too. keep up the fantastic job!
goolia prophesized your future at 08:41 p.m.
Saturday, May 24, 2003 [today was a yummy day]
Enchanting, mystifying... just gorgeous.
Who would've ever thought that a day mostly filled with community service would have ever been so fun? No, of course, if it weren't for my wonderful friends that were there. I arrived at two-ish.. too early. On the paper that I had, it said to arrive at the Pomona First Baptist Church at 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm. But Paula, who was going as well, said her sister (who's in Cabinet of the club in charge of this) said that we should arrive at two. So here I was.. and NOBODY ELSE WAS THERE.. hahaha, but the church looked nice from the outside with a big fountain.
I waited until some officers and other members like me arrived. Then I went up to them to sign it, and all of us left to the building where the clothes were. We were assigned to bring the donation clothes from upstairs and lug them down to this room, and then to organize them in the appropriate stacks around the room. Iris, Paula, and I worked in unison as they handed me the children's clothes and I sorted it on the tables. Afterwards, the guy in charge of the clothes activity instructed us in what to do and gave a short prayer.
Then people started coming in.. they were mostly Mexicans, and some looked quite destitute. Others looked like they could've been normal people in my school. We smiled, asked for what they needed, and tried to help them find suitable clothes. Meanwhile, I was situated next to Paula and Wilson so I chatted to them. I talked to Wilson about school mostly.. like who to take next year. As for Paula, I kept teasing her about this one blue shirt she seemed to like, and somehow she kept keeping it in front of her. *hmmm* Lol.
Then we went upstairs to the cafeteria and helped giving out food to the unfortunate ones. It makes me feel grateful for what I have sometimes. After that, Iris and I were having a grand time talking about swing dancing and how watching Swing Kids and Lori's stories influences us. We kept singing.. "It don't mean a thing.. if it ain't got a swing.. doowap doowap doowap!!!" Hahahahaha.. we kept doing it for like FOREVER.. and people were staring at us funny. Then we starting quoting Romeo and Juliet.. hahaha, how predictable of Iris.
Then we found some nice dessert to eat and sat down on some chairs, trying to find a way to eat the "brownies" without any forks. Wilson came along and sat with us... and I commented on how mine was nasty and bitter. Iris said hers was good.. and Wilson said it was really sticky. Later he said it WAS sorta nasty, too. Hahaha.
Then Iris and I found the other NHS members sitting at an empty table. We joined them, and I continued "eating" (or rather, nibbling the nasty "brownies") as I listened to their conversations. Wilson came and sat down next to me, and we started talking ALL ABOUT belcher. LOL!!!! It was hilarious.. I couldn't stop laughing as we shared our experiences with the nasty bald man. He gave me some advice on how to deal with Belcher's nastiness and Iris and I talked about Kondan. We had so much fun there!!
Then we helped clean up the tables and put away the chairs. Afterwards, Paula, Iris, and I started chatting together, and I felt someone practically STAMP ON MY POOR TOE!! And I was wearing flip-flops, for heaven's sake. I was like.. PAULA!! And she apologized.. and told me that she thought she had stepped on a FREAKN GRAPE!! LOL!!! We laughed so hard after that for like several minutes.. and then told Iris what happened. Iris started cracking jokes about it.. "smash the evil grape!!!" etc. *sigh* It was such a fun time we had there.
Then I gave Iris a ride home.. because her mother was busy in Pasadena somewhere. Then my parents and I went to eat at a restaurant famous for its spicy foods. I've never been good with spicy foods, so I was sneezing and coughing. Quite embarassing. Afterwards, I got a boba and now I'm just sipping on it and enjoying my night.. of studying? Gosh, I hope not.
goolia prophesized your future at 07:37 p.m.
Friday, May 23, 2003 [lesson learned]
Yesterday I realized that my wallet wasn't in my backpack like it always is. I think someone stole it, because my wallet is ALWAYS in my backpack and I almost never take it out. The last time I used it was yesterday during lunch, and I kept a sharp eye on my backpack during the periods after it. I walked home WITH my backpack.. and then when I got home, my wallet was gone. I had several precious cards in there that are irreplaceable, *sigh* and now I have to go call the library to report a stolen card. Today at school, I already bought a new school id card because I lost my old one. Yikes... this tells me that I shouldn't EVER bring a wallet to school again because this is the second time that I got my wallet stolen. Thankfully, I did not have much money it in; but that's not the serious part.. the serious part is that the wallet itself was expensive. Oh well, sometimes I just have to let things go.
goolia prophesized your future at 04:12 p.m.
Thursday, May 22, 2003 [discussions of the day]
I love having philosophical discussions or debates.
Today in Euro, we had to do one of those damn ESLRs again.. so Ms. Puzo had us in groups of five each and we had to create a perfect Marxist society that followed Marxist ideals (ie: no gov't, no private property). I was gone yesterday, when they decided the groups.. so I got put with Frances, Alfred, Kushal, and Henry. Interesting group. Today we were having problems discussing how to run a Marxist society without a government. It was pretty hard.. and the main points we ended up with was small towns with everybody participating and pre-destined jobs.
After this extremely scorching hot day, I walked home with Jack and we started having "cannot laugh" contests.. and I, of course, lost each and every contest. Then, Jinfae's mom took us home and now I'm going to go start planning on how to make some In Focus posters.
goolia prophesized your future at 03:17 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21, 2003 [smile and look up!]
Today we had a Pep Rally during the Enrichment period (6th) and Color Guard had to perform. So then I got out of 2nd period early and then changed into this beautiful violet dress that we planned to wear for this occasion and gold scrunchies that matched our flags. Pretty! ^_^
The performance was pretty much FLAWLESS and nobody dropped their flag. The only problem was that our music on the tape had not been rewinded all the way back, and the music started halfway. Then it started again halfway. Then finally, it started on the right beat. It was quite embarassing, to say the least. Hahaha, but everybody told me later at lunch that it was great, especially our suicide partner tosses and the bomb toss.
Jack and Jaynie also told me that they were screaming out my name, but I must've been deaf or something. Grace also told me that she was following me around as I executed the routine. Hehehe, and I'm really glad that nobody dropped.. it's a good performance to show the school our worth.
goolia prophesized your future at 05:43 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20, 2003 [the anger and frustration]
Things were going mediocre today until fifth period... Spanish. El señor Belcher wasn't calling on me for participation points, and now I think my arm is sore from keeping it up all the time. He picked on the person sitting behind me CUATRO VECES before picking on ME twice. Then, he calls on the people around me all the time and when I raise my hand, it's like a force field spreads around me and he can't see me or something.
Ms. Crisci came into my spanish class today to give me a note saying that my GPA was lower than 3.5, so therefore I would need to do some extra things. I was pissed off by that, because my GPA is higher than a 3.5 and I know because it says so on my report cards and I've checked quite often. My mother might talk to her about it tomorrow.
goolia prophesized your future at 03:24 p.m.
Monday, May 19, 2003 [Pigs don't sweat, do they?]
I'm sweating like a pig.
It's disgusting. I'm sweating the way a big fat pig who has just eaten THREE dinners. But pigs don't sweat, or as so my mother says. Over here, the weather is soo HOT that it is unbearable. That's why I hate the climate here. gr. And I had to walk home alone in this scorching heat with a heavy backpack and a heavy sports bag. I don't know where the hell Jack is.. I waited until 3:00, and he didn't show up, so I guessed he had some after-school activity or got a ride home.
Anyway, this guy that I don't know just knocked on the door. I wonder who he is. Hmm. I didn't answer the door and my dog just barked at him. He looks a bit eerie. Probably another salesman or religious convert.
goolia prophesized your future at 03:28 p.m.
Sunday, May 18, 2003 [cheery sunday]
I woke up at 6:30 AM this morning.
But of course, anyone who knows me well enough should know that I went back to sleep. And had an odd dream about huge flying insects that were INTELLIGENT. By saying intelligent, I mean that knew how to use TOOLS to save their lives. Very interesting.
I went to the 9:00 AM Mass, and Father Jerry led the Mass, but Father Michael intercepted with his own Homily about how we should donated money to their retiremend fund. He started off by talking about a lot of different things, but I knew it was just an intro like the hooks I put in my essays and that it was really just to get money from us. But seriously, I do hope they have a great retirement and that we all should pitch it for them. They've done a lot for us.
Then I did some homework, read a bit of Julius Caesar, and cooked a lot of quesadillas. They're so easy to make, and they actually taste GOOD. Hahaha, anyone want some?
goolia prophesized your future at 03:06 p.m.
Friday, May 16, 2003 [not a great day, but im optimistic now]
About two posts ago, I remember that I promised a happier post and not a post about how unhappy my day was. Well, it turned out that today was a bad day.. so to keep my promise, I'll write about some articles I found first. Then, I'll talk about my bad day LAST, so skip over it if you don't want to read it.
A couple days ago, I found an article about tea. It's a great article, and if you want it, I'll type it out and send it to you. It talks about the health benefits of tea.. which makes it quite worthwhile to read, because I think that EVERYBODY SHOULD DRINK TEA at least a couple times a week. Not that I do even that, but people should because es buena para la salud.
Tea is still the world's most popular beverage, even more so than water, and it protects against several health threats. For example, it protects people against heart disease by 44% and lowers cancer by 30%. However, this is meaning that you drink about 3 cups of tea per day. It also builds bone.. by the flavonoids in the tea. It stops bacteria from sticking to your teeth as well, so if you just ate a bunch of candy, and are too lazy to brush your teeth, drink tea!!! It works just as well sometimes.
Oh yeah and one more thing: TRAFFIC. This is another article I found. Sometimes if you're going on one really important trip somewhere that is far away and you CANNOT be late (ie, business trip or to the airport) then check out http://www.accuweather.com, which features a storm map. If you want to avoid construction and traffic delays, go to www.google.com and type in "highway construction." Hey, it helps.
I'm not sure why, but recently, I've gotten quite attached to word puzzles. I think they're really fun to solve. I have a few to do below:
Directions: The answer to the first clue in each pair is a familiar two-syllable word. Reverse those syllables phonetically (by their sound, not spelling) and you'll come up with the second answer. For example, take the two clues "impertinent" and "teetertotter." the answers are "saucy" (which means impertinent) and "seesaw" (for teetertotter). See how the syllables were flipped? Now try your hand at it.
1. Fundamental * Where the doctor works on a naval ship
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2. Government assistance for the poor * Goodbye
3. Worst possible test score * Optimistic
The answers are: 1. Basic/sick bay 2. Welfare/farewell 3. Zero/rosy
Tell me if you got any of them correct... and I have more if you're bored.
Okay now, time for the plot summary of my day!!
I woke up late as usual, and got to school a little later than yesterday. I went straight to my locker, then to the girls' locker room to change for Color Guard. We practiced all period with the band members watching us, who had nothing else better to do. They said it was really good, so it was quite flattering to have them there. Mrs. Schultz announced that the pep rally on Wednesday was not during fourth period as usual with two pep rallies, but instead during enrichment (6th period) with ONE pep rally. That means the gym will be so incredibly crowded with people, and we'll be getting less space. *groans*
I also feel sorry for Carolyn today, because Mrs. Schultz made her and Kristyn practice the suicide toss in front of everybody and she tossing too hard. I think Schultz maybe went too far because Carolyn was crying in the locker room later and I hope she feels better. Besides, it's only a toss and if she drops it, so what? Just ONE drop.
During euro, I was going to study for math, and Alfred kindly englightened me on certain topics, considering that I had a test next period. We didn't watch a movie because Puzo knew that everybody had many tests today, and The Pianist VCD didn't work on Puzo's DVD player.
During math, Ms. Fredrickson said that if we had an ap test the past week or so, we didn't have to take the math test if we didn't feel ready for it. Iris and I decided not to take it, and I ended up sleeping the whole period until the bell woke me up.
During fourth period, when we were having a class discussion on Animal Farm, something got into my hard contacts and hurt A LOT. I was like crying for 15 minutes, and then Helen told me to go to the bathroom. I went, and took off my right contact, then put it back in. It felt better and when I went back in the classroom, I must've looked really teary-eyed because Michelle and Pierce asked me if I was okay. I was, I really was. We're supposed to get in groups of 3 and debate with another group of 3 about a topic, and we take a pro or con position with it. They're usually big topics, like homosexuality, abortion, and the death penalty. Helen and I are in one group, and we needed one more person, and since Paula was absent, we were hoping that she could be part of our group. We're going against Michelle, Pierce, and Tiffany's group, and we want to do cloning, but it wasn't listed as a topic. Oh well, we'll see.
During lunch, I was going to buy some yummy pizza, but I didn't see any for sale. Then I went to the speedline, and found out that I only had ONE DOLLAR. That pissed me off. Now I can't even enjoy a good lunch. So I bought a new food item they had, some macaroni and cheese dish, and it was HORRIBLE.. remind me not to buy that ever again. Afterwards, I went to see Ms. Rovell to turn in an application and get one for Tommy because I promised him that I would get one for him. Afterwards, I gave my lunch to Frances, who also hated it, and she threw it away. Then she lent me a dollar so I could buy a lunch since I was starving. I got some noodles, and happily ate until fifth period.
Belcher was an ass again, and I hate my fifth period. I hate everybody who sits in my area except Joanna and Jaime. Puja and Kabel are okay. The rest are just a bunch of sons of bitches that I don't care if they read this because I HATE YOU ALL. After this, my day spiralled down. Chemistry was worse, I probably got the worst grade in the whole class. I'm not kidding. I did my homework in class, then I walked home with Jack. I thought he had stagecraft. We walked halfway, until Jinfae's mother picked us up. Now I'm home.. talking online to.. Alfred.
goolia prophesized your future at 03:16 p.m.
Thursday, May 15, 2003 [Dante's Inferno Test]
The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Fourth Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
| Level | Score |
|---|---|
| Purgatory (Repenting Believers) | Low |
| Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers) | Very Low |
| Level 2 (Lustful) | Very Low |
| Level 3 (Gluttonous) | Low |
| Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious) | High |
| Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy) | High |
| Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics) | Low |
| Level 7 (Violent) | High |
| Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers) | High |
| Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous) | Moderate |
Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test
goolia prophesized your future at 04:10 p.m.
Thursday, May 15, 2003 [cranky, yes that's me]
I feel cranky today.
Today wasn't that great, with some of the negative highlights of the day: Lunch, Chemistry, and Walking Home. The positive highlights of the day? Let me think.
Color Guard: We tried on our "new" dresses... we're going to wear them for the Eighth Grade Orientation performance. Oh gee, how exciting [sarcasm in my voice]. Then we practiced our samba olé routine that we are going to perform twice at the pep rally next week Wednesday. Wish me luck that I won't drop the damned gold flag.
European History: Average. We finished watching Monsters, Inc. I have no clue what is next, but I think it will be Band of Brothers or Saving Private Ryan.
Math Analysis: Turned in homework, corrected homework. Can I say any more?
Talking to Frances: We talked about "Fea" today. Yes, I mentioned that nickname a month ago in this blog, if you want to bother to flip through my archives. She's that overly emotional miss ugly. She thinks she's all that.. like she thinks she can do this and that cuz she's so great and blah blah blah. Well, I'm telling you, she SUCKS at this and that. She stop stop being so pompous and hateful. She criticizes everything and I just want to slap her and strangle her. Yes, me, Julia, wants to strangle her.
English: Boring... let lunch come!!!
Spanish: This was my best class of the day, surprisingly. We had to invent sentences using "quien" or "el/la cual", so to insult Joanna (we're always just kidding), I said this:
"El novio de Joanna, el cual es muy feo y bajo, necesita llevar tacones altos." (note: Joanna does not have a boyfriend, but the meaning's clear, eh? I actually meant a specific guy, but I will leave him unnamed here. ^_-)
Then Joanna had her revenge by saying that I wanted a boyfriend, but could not get one. Psch. Then a couple of people bugged me. Artie's mere presence was annoying, Alex wouldn't quit "singing" the sound of music, and Dipam was being a annoying little twit. I kicked him (not even hard) and he threatened to tell. Bastard.
Chemistry: Horrible. Nobody can seem to take a freakn joke, and I was throwing tissues boxes back and forth with Alfred. It was the only interesting thing to do in Chem, and everybody was studying, which was quite annoying. Then some people got annoyed at my tissue box throwing.. and one stupid guy even threatened hitting me. BITCH.
Then I had to walk home all alone because Jack had said he couldn't walk home with me all week due to stagecraft stuff. I walked home.. and when I got to Lemon Street.. somebody in a white car yelled out my name. I couldn't see who it was, though, and the car zoomed by. Then when I almost got to my house, I heard Jack yell out, "I'm sorry Julia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" in a car that passed me by. I waved, but that just clinches it. So, he says he has stagecraft, then I see him going to a friend's house? Ha, ha, ha. He has some explaining to do.
I apologize that I've just complained the whole time here, so sorry if you had to read all that. I'll try to post something happier next time. ^_^
goolia prophesized your future at 03:23 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14, 2003 [just another plot summary]
I'm thinking of changing my current layout here, or tweaking it a bit. I'll think about it, but I doubt that I will ever do anything about it RECENTLY, due to the fact that I'm always too busy to do something new.
So what happened today? It's Wednesday, so we had block scheduling at school, which meant that we had periods 2, 4, 6. Then there's also an enrichment class, and this week it's period 5. Ewww.. you know what that means? It means I have Belcher, my spanish teacher. Que asco.
Euro AP was FUN TODAY.. as it should be for the rest of the year because we're done with it all. We're watching movies the whole time, and we already finished Ice Age. Now we're watching Monsters, Inc., and James wants us to watch Band of Brothers, and this other guy wants to watch Pearl Harbor. Ms. Puzo insists on watching comedies first, then later, other movies like Saving Private Ryan. But some of these are R-rated, so we'll need to take a paper home and have our parents sign it.
During enrichment, I asked Belcher about the extra credit assignment, and he didn't seem too happy about it. Oh well, I'm either making a cocido (stew) or a quesadilla (now we should all know what that is ^_^).
During lunch, I talked to Jaynie the whole time. We walked around.. talked to Dutton, then I went to see Mrs. Hunter, my counselor. I told her how I couldn't make it to my registration appointment on August 9th, so she said that we could schedule another appointment later. Yay, how nice of her. But the thing is... I have some scheduling problems that might interfere with Color Guard practices.. so I hope I'll get good classes. X.
Then I walked home alone, because Jack said that he couldn't walk home all week because of stagecraft and a dance production that is going on.
Oh well, now I'll be checking my e-mail, checking out other blogs, and reading my TRNs. (trashy romance novels, aka fanfiction/original fiction)
During chemistry, Rahim again
goolia prophesized your future at 03:21 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13, 2003 [quizilla rocks]
What do I do when I have nothing interesting happening in my day? I take quizzes.
You should be a Taurus, conservative, sensible,
responsible, meticulous, artistic, loyal
consistent, dependable, generous, physically
strong, sexual, but can be rigid, stubborn,
selfish, suspicious, hot-tempered
~*What is your TRUE Zodica sign?*~
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Columbia
You've worn all black since you were nine and knew,
even as a nine year old living in nowheresville
that you were a New Yorker at heart. Well, you
wont make it in the big city. I'm sorry tike.
Still, have fun while it lasts, because the
rumor is, most Columbia students don't.
Which Ivy League University is right for YOU?
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Schoolgirl
What's your sexual appeal?
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note: I AM NOT LIKE THAT.. this quiz is screwed up..
Goth
What Kind of Goth Are You?
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note: this does not describe me either.. hahaha
You are the mystery woman
Which Ultimate Beautiful Woman are You?
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note: okay...
YOU EAT PEOPLE!!!
what's YOUR deepest secret?
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goolia prophesized your future at 10:08 p.m.
Monday, May 12, 2003 [another one of those days..]
I felt really unlucky today.
It all started to sink in, in the afternoon. After school, all the incoming juniors had to line up outside the gym for the lottery (to get our fall registration appointment dates and summer school signups). We each got a ticket.. but different colors with different pictures on it. I went in with Jack and Eddie, and we all got pink flags on our ticket. Yay.. at least we get to get our appointments together. Then, can you imagine.. out of the 20 or so different types of lottery tickets ours was chosen LAST!!! LAST!!! I was so pissed off. Things just weren't going right. So my appointment date was August NINTH!!!! So late.. everybody else's is in July. Argh.
And to top it off, Jack and I usually walk home.. and today he said he had stagecraft stuff to do after school, and I didn't want to walk home alone, so I had to wait until five.. the time when my parents can come to pick me up. >.<
I called my mom's cell like TEN TIMES and she wouldn't freakn pick up. Then, I needed to go to the bathroom really badly, but NONE of the bathrooms were open because it was about 4:30 pm. Then I was really thirsty.. and all the water in my water bottle was GONE. And to add to my list of grievances, my backpack was super heavy with my binders and books, and I was REALLY tired. AND I had to wait for my parents. Then I was really HUNGRY too, so I was glad that I brought some coins to buy something from the vending machines. Thankfully, they had this kool cinnamon flavored bun, and the code was DO. I accidentally typed in BO and I got this DISGUSTING jalapeno potato chips. I was thinking.. GREAT!!! just .. gREAT!!! I mean, jalapeno potato chips can't be that bad. I opened it, took one bite, and almost spit it out. IT was NASTY!!!!! Omg.. I have never tasted such nasty potato chips since the last time that I ate vinegar potato chips from Warren in chem class. EWWWW. I'll always remember that.
Now I have a bunch of homework to catch up to because I was absent on Friday due to ap testing and I have to study for SAT IIs. Isn't that GREATTT?? ^_^
goolia prophesized your future at 07:16 p.m.
Sunday, May 11, 2003 [only twenty four hours in a day]
I wish we had like.. what, 30 hours a day instead? There's ALWAYS something to do, no matter how much I hate doing it. I have to prepare for tests in June... finals in June.. and I had thought that I could relax after APs. HA-HA.
I went driving this morning.. I went to Wal-Mart where they had the coolest storage boxes with those filing folders that you can put a ton of papers in. I had a great need for that.. it's already almost full after I was done with it.
Then I drove over to buy my mother some stuff, and then I took her and dad out to eat in this restaurant.. it was pretty good. I paid of course, it being Mother's Day and all. Yesterday was Mexican Mother's Day, I think.
Then I went home to SLEEP thank god.. now I'm doing a bunch of homework. AHHHHH.
Only 24 hours in a day...
goolia prophesized your future at 03:50 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, 2003 [continuation and today]
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more."
-Macbeth
Okay.. twenty four hours have passed. The multiple-choices had probably like only TWO questions on WWI and WWII.. and I studied those wars a lot!!! >.< There was probably only 5 or so social questions, so that was okay.. maybe like 2-3 maps and 4-5 pictures. I don't recall seeing any political cartoons. There were questions concerning Copernicus (a picture was shown of a circle with many lines circumnavigating the original circle and with a sun in the center.. aka: the other planets rotate around the sun) and there was one where it asked what kind of art (ie. surrealism, cubism) did Sigmund Freud represent. There was another question about William the Silent.. and don't be tricked; William the Silent is Willian of Orange from Holland.. who later married Mary Stuart, daughter of James II, who became queen after the Glorious Revolution in 1688.
The DBQ prompt was something like: Describe and analyze the changing views of "civil peace" in Germany from 1914 to 1918. It was obvious about World War I, but it was hard, at least for me it was. I think I BSed a lot on that one.
For the essays, I found easy ones to choose. For Group 1, there were essays you could do on Louis XIV or the French Revolution. I chose Louis XIV, and it was about analyzing the 3 goals of Louis' quote: "one king, one law, one faith"... what was it one king? I forgot, but there was 3 goals, so I wrote about to become one king, Louis XIV "domesticated" the nobles and made them stay at Versailles to keep them quiet. For one law, I said he used absolutism.. his image of the "sun-king" and mass propaganda.. the Versailles as a symbol of French glory and absolutism. For one faith, I said that Louis revoked the Edict of Nantes in the Edict of Fontainebleau, which did not give the Huguenots limited toleration, and rid France of them.
For the second essay, I chose the one where I had to find three reasons why Soviet domination of Eastern Europe ended. My three reasons were something like the Cold War which diminished Soviet influence, failing economies of countries with Communist rule, and Western influences, since the TV showed E. Germans how the W. Germans thrived under a prospering economy. I hope I did okay.. and we get our results back in July.
After our exam, we went to see our teacher, Ms. Puzo. She somehow knew we were going to go see her, so she had bought cookies and drinks for us all. We had a party-like thing going on.. celebrating.. and them we chit-chatted about BELCHER.. my spanish teaher and we made fun of him. Hahahaha.
Okay, about today. I had a Color Guard competition.. we got 1st place !! yay ^_^. One person dropped.. I heard it was Anna, during a single toss. One person, Katherine, half-dropped.. like it touched the ground but she still caught it. Nobody dropped during suicide partner tosses and nobody dropped during the bomb toss. I'm so proud of us!! Lol, and then my parents and I went to China Buffet and had our dinner there. Now I'm at home.. with double loads of homework to do. But right now is my relax time.
goolia prophesized your future at 08:57 p.m.
Friday, May 9, 2003 [now euro ap can kiss my butt]
My european history ap exam was today.. I'M NOW OFFICIALLY DONE WITH IT!!!! YAY!!!!! Now if the next six weeks, Ms. Puzo says that we'll just watch historical movies like Saving Private Ryan and do some fun historical skits. Sounds good to me. Better than studying.. which is something that I have had enough of. Now there's finals to think about soon. Argh.
I think I did okay on my exam... the multiple-choice was freakn hard, the DBQ was the hardest I've ever done with a weirdly put-together prompt, and the essays were so freakn easy. I could've written anything about any of the choices. My back hurts now, and my hand hurts like a mother. Tomorrow I'll write about what was on the test.. since I can't talk about it until 24 hours later. ^_^
goolia prophesized your future at 06:32 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 [Euro AP]
It all depends upon success.
Last year, I would've never even thought for a second not to take European History AP. It seemed so natural.. I guess, for an IB student to take the highest level of education possible, so naturally I took the screening test and made it into the class.
Then, throughout the beginning and middle (maybe even near the end) I wished desperately that I had never taken this course because there was so much studying involved, so much "pushing" done by my first-year teacher, and just worried about not passing. I really wondered why I even took this class because it's not like it was required.
Now with the test within two days.. somehow I feel ready for it, and that I can deal with it. I think I will pass.. I'm hoping for a 4 or 5 to get an A second semester, but a 3 is a pass so I'll be lucky to pass. ^_^
Besides, euro ap taught me to appreciate history.
Oh yeah, I now officialy do not like like anybody. Damn proud of it.
goolia prophesized your future at 08:03 p.m.
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 [wow, can you believe that?]
Spanish was actually FUN today.. can you believe it? I needed participation points.. so I raised my hand for these subjunctive questions. One was "Espero que...." So then I said "Espero que mi hermanita gane la loteria el proximo sabado para compartir" or something like that. Hahaha.. then this other one, "Te suplico que.." I didn't know what to say, and Dipam told me to say "Te suplico que me des una A en esta clase." I don't think the bald man liked it though, cuz he thinks he's "usted" and not "tu" so he said I was talking to the air. PFFFFFFFCHHHH...
Then later, we played the game where the classroom is divided into two groups and we beat each other in making sentences. I had to go up for my group.. and I said something pathetic, cuz it's timed. The question was "Mientras..." and you had to continue it. So I was like uh...."Mientras voy a la casa de mi amiga, mi amigo va a estudiar." LOL I know that's pathetic, but c'mon, I couldn't think of anything to say. And I got the damn points for it too. ^_^
goolia prophesized your future at 05:39 p.m.
Monday, May 5, 2003 [El Lunes]
I can't think of anything particularly interesting in my day today, so I'll begin with a "plot summary" of what happened.
I woke up late again, oblivious to the blarings of my alarm clock. First period was guard.. practice was okay but I sort of forgot some parts of the routine. *gasp*
Second period... was Euro, and Ms. Puzo confused me because she kept contradicting herself in her lectures. AP EXAM THIS FRIDAY.... Ahhhhh.
Third period: math. I think I almost fell asleep as Fredrickson was talking about vectors. Gosh, how boring. Iris then scared me when she said there were three-dimensional vectors. Ew.
Fourth period. English.. we had to take a career quiz the whole period. Boring.
Fifth.. belcher was a bitch again, nothing special. Sixth.. was fun, it was chemistry and I think I was a tad bit too loud the whole period. AFterwards.. guard parent meeting, I was there and then my mom took my to mt. sac to register for a driving class. I suck at driving, btw. I just have my permit.
i must record here the Dinner/Vegas Pact of 2003:
if I or Frances fails the AP exam, the person who didn't fail will take the failed person out to dinner.
if we both fail or both pass, 50/50 on paying dinner.
if we both pass with a 4 or 5, we are going to vegas. frances will take me out to a stripping club and i will hire a hooker or male stripper for her personal satisfaction in her hotel room. =Þ
goolia prophesized your future at 05:34 p.m.
Saturday, May 3, 2003 [the crime of wasting time]
I woke up early this morning to go to a Euro AP Session to take a three hour and 5 minute practice test. It went okay, I guess, I did better on the multiple choice test than I thought, and I was luckily able to find a good essay prompt to write about. The DBQ wasn't that bad, either. However, I still need to do some studying, and all my "down to it" studying proved to be of little use in Spring Break. I learned that sometimes studying like crazy and just basically reading that textbook from sun up to sun down isn't going to work. Instead, it takes practical studying to get the information to sink in. Next time I'll remember that. Right now I'm studying review sections instead of each thick chapter. ^_^ Have a nice day.
goolia prophesized your future at 08:28 p.m.
Friday, May 2, 2003 [purely just plot]
I just got home around thirty or so minutes ago in a car full of smelly guys.. haha jk. I usually walk home with Jack or we snatch a ride from my parents, his parents, or our neighbors help us out. But today's Friday.. so he's going out to the mall with his friends right after school and Steve was driving him, Darren, and some other dude there. But I wasn't going to walk home alone, so then Steve gave me a ride to Jack's house and then I walked to my "aunt's" house, which wasn't that far away.
Sometimes I think I should write down each and every time that my mother pisses me off in a journal, and write down what she did wrong and how I am justified in what I think. Then when the journal gets full, I can give it to her for Mother's Day. Okay, now that's just being evil. ^_-. She gets all mad because I go home and go online on a FRIDAY, for heaven's sake, and because I didn't know my dad was online. My dad was pissed off that I kicked him off the internet w/o knowing cuz they're both at their office right now and I'm at home. PSCH, Do I Give A Damn?
I had an NHS club meeting in the MPR today.. it was quite eventful, especially later. At first it was boring.. heard the news.. got our papers.. lalalala.. and then this guy there.. I call him the "bunny".. well my bunny was there and I think I bugged him a little too much. He's in the NHS cabinet, so then I asked him about tutoring and he said he's going to deduct points if I'm late because I had a guard meeting to attend to that day. Then I ask him if I can do a later shift and he says yes. Also, I signed up for tutoring last week and I didn't go, but I called my bunny beforehand to let him know. However, it seemed like he didn't bother to tell my group leader so some other girl in the cabinet minused SIX FREAKN points from my pitiful total of 8. Bitch. But then, my group leader came up to me and I told her I did call Wilson beforehand to say I couldn't make it, so she said that it was alright then. Yay. ^_^
The fun part came when I went back to my lunch area to find Jaynie. Then we walked over to the MPR to "stalk" my bunny. We pretended that I had lost my "bracelet" and we walked all over the place, looking for it. Lol, we walked across the stage, just about everywhere. Then I told her about what my bunny neglected to do, and she started calling him a bastard. I'm not sure if he noticed. Hahaha, and then my group leader started laughing at us too, so we were all like shouting, "BASTARD!!!"
Yes, all men are bastards.
goolia prophesized your future at 03:40 p.m.
Thursday, May 1, 2003 [sadistic bald men]
Yesterday I was so mad at my spanish teacher, Mr. Belcher, he really pisses me off. Joanna and I were doing a partner oral, and usually whenever somebody finishes their oral, you go up to his desk and he gives you his grade. So we finished our oral, went up to him, and he stared at us like we were doing something wrong. He was all like.. "Well? Go to your seats." So we're all thinking fine fine, we don't want to get on his bad side. Then when other people do their orals, he gives them their grades. I was like, wtf? So after class, we went up to him, and I said, exactly, "You didn't give us our oral grades so can we see them?" And omg, I swear, he looked like he just popped a freakin blood vessel.
His face turned colors and he said, "Excuse ME???? Are you blaming me and saying that I forgot to give YOU your GRADES? I believe that YOU are supposed to ask, and I did NOT forgot to give you your grades." By this time, Joanna and I were so shocked because we didn't even do anything wrong and he's all looking pisses off and shit.
Then I told him I wasn't blaming him. Then he kept on going about how our class was so rebellious and procrastinated and kept lecturing me about it.
However, I just felt like strangling him. The way he said things, it's as if I did something terribly wrong and he's so unjustified in what he says. Just because I said that he didn't give us our grades, he gets all bitchy about it.
And then that wasn't it.
We saw our grades... which were written right next to each other. I got a horrible grade.. and I mean, BAD. That, added to the initial shock of Belcher's tantrum, just pissed me off. So Jo and I stalked out the room.
So you can imagine my joy today when I saw that we had a substitute teacher, which wasn't that best choice of all subs, but better than the Bald Belcher.
So today was okay in Spanish, except that some people pissed me off. It wasn't Dipam, surprisingly, nor was it Kabel (?). It was STOOOOPID artie. Gosh I really hate him. He kicks my chair (like paranoidly fast), draws on me (like w/ a red pen), kicks me, and today threw stuff at me. Well, it isn't as bad as it sounds, because I kick and throw stuff at him too. And then ALEX threw some black thingy on my HAIR, which was not funny. I'm still not sure if it was him or Artie though, I'll find out next week.
Thank goodness, I don't have much homework today to do, so I'll save some time for my euro studying.. AP EXAM next week friday. ^_-.
goolia prophesized your future at 03:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29, 2003 [some quizzes again]
I don't feel like typing much today, just really.. great guard practice today.. then "asi-asi" (spanish) driving today.. blah. So I went to evey's blog to take some quizzes (thanks evey! ^_^). Here they are:
You are a child's kiss. Completely sweet and
innocent and pure. You mean no harm and only
love in your sweet kisses.
What kind of kiss are you?
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Cocaine.
You like to talk,
you like to run,
but most of all you like to have fun.
Which drug should you be hooked on? [now with pictures]
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goolia prophesized your future at 09:27 p.m.
Monday, April 28, 2003 [very inspiration.. well, enlightening day]
Today.. I had to be at school at 7 am for our Color Guard New Member Social.. the usual, with halo crowns and sashes. Old members got the priviledge of having white and the old members got blue and yellow. I finally got a good look at our new members.. haha Eddie wore a Burger King crown though. We didn't want to torture him with a halo crown, which was a bit too "girly". I saw some bitchy-looking freshmen girls.. who, according to Rey and Jessica, were in the popular azn clique. They were all detached from us, and I don't think we'll all get along. Then we ate some nice doughnuts and orange juice.
Then I walked over to Euro Hist classroom for CAT 6 testing. It was REALLY easy.. I mean, what? Sixty history questions in two hours? Our class finished in 30 minutes for the whole section. I mean, we're all taking euro hist ap.. and these questions were easy. There were questions I didn't know the answer to, but it was really easy to guess for.
Then came my enlightened time.. Color Guard. We were breaking up the black backdrops and peeling off the tape. Meanwhile, we talked about our guard, the new guard, the stupid "cheer-like" uniforms we will have to wear, the new afternoon practice times, the costs for this year, and etc. It was pretty much me, Tiffany, Jessica, Nina, Sandra, Katherine.. and Rey and Stephanie were there too, but they didn't participate too much in the conversation. We talked mostly about Mrs. Schultz and how she should listen to our grievances and we really thought we needed to have a talk. We decided we would ask her about it, and we would be reasonable and not pushy or all jumping on her. So when she came in and we asked her, she said she would only talk to us one by one. WTF? Obviously, she was scared and didn't want to talk to us separately. Pschhh. She said we would have practice tomorrow, and then she could also talk to us individually if we wanted to.
I think Jessica, Nina, and Katherine wanted to talk to her after school. Mrs. Schultz asked me if I wanted to talk to her, and I looked surprised and said no. She asked Tiffany too, and Tiff said no as well. I mean.. I don't want to get into any trouble this year and I didn't care THAT MUCH about afternoon practices. I definitely didn't like wearing cheer-like uniforms and having a cheer-like varsity jacket.. but what the heck. It isn't worth complaing to Schultz about it. However, I immensely enjoyed talking to them, and I don't know why, but I always like talking to my guard and having our lil "talks".. it's great bonding time and a lot of fun. ^_^
Then I had math today, and we were going to construct a bridge in a group of four: me, Stephanie, dear Iris/Panda, and Irene. Irene knew the most about building bridges, and Iris knew some too. However, we spent too much time thinking and planning.. so we were hurried and rushed and it didn't end up too well. We had a major tape crisis.. we probably needed a whole freakn roll of tape. Lol.
Afterwards.. spanish. I did my presentation on the Mayans and their Pre-Classical history.. with Belcher bugging me along the way. He's in a relatively good mood, cuz I made a bunch of stupid grammar mistakes.. like conjugating incorrectly and adding masculine articles to feminine nouns. STUPID me. But he corrected me and was cool about it. He also didn't explode when the Incans group didn't exactly have a history person. *whew* It's scary when bald men have their tantrums.
Then I walked home with Jack as usual.. and eating cookies. *yum*
goolia prophesized your future at 03:28 p.m.
Sunday, April 27, 2003 [The Allure of Reading and Writing]
I was talking to my wonderfully englightened friend yesterday, Iris.. lol my pANDa!!!! Okay. Anyway, we both read these amazingly corny and sometimes good trashy romance stories on fanfiction and fictionpress. Hahaha.. I even submitted one of my stories there before. She showed me this one story.. a detective story about Sherlock Holmes. I was thinking.. hmm, probably boring. How wrong I was. I read the first couple of chapters and gosh, I was hooked. It was actually a OUTRAGEOUSLY funny ROMANCE story about this girl from our time who traveled back to Sherlock Holmes' time. The plot may not sound that interesting.. and maybe even a little cliché.. but trust me, IT WAS WORTH READINg. If you want to see it, leave a message and I'll somehow get it to you.
I wanted to start writing again.. but Time forbids me to do so. I have an European History AP exam to take like.. TWO WEEKS LATER AND RIGHT NOW it doesn't look like I will pass. Then I have finals to study for. Summer is busy too.. summer school, color guard practice, then more crap.. homework.. etc. But I will fit in writing then, and maybe continue the story I had written a couple of months ago and then stopped. Hahaha.. nobody seemed to be reading it and I had no incentive. That is why, now my new approach to writing is think of a better plot line, add new twists and cliffhangers, and then talk to NOBODY about it.. yes nobody about it, and NOT post it up in fictionpress, lol. Then I will write the damn story and maybe finish a lot by the end of the summer. Afterwards.. hmmm, junior year is pretty hard so I'll probably not have a lot of time to write. We'll see.
goolia prophesized your future at 11:54 a.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2003 [Tests]
A couple of tests on Emode revealed that....
What's Your Fame and Fortune? Julia, you're likely to find fame and fortune in the Scientific World!! Talk about inventive! You're one of those people who has a special way of seeing a problem, wrapping your head around it, and squeezing out a solution that's nothing but pure genius. So what if you never won at the science fair (but congrats if you did). The fact is, you have a mind made for experimenting. You enjoy a mental challenge and like creating — whether it's a new invention for the sake of invention or something that solves people's more immediate problems.
Don't have crazy hair like Einstein? Don't know a Bunsen burner from a test tube? No sweat. Maybe you'll discover a cure for cancer. Maybe you'll be the first human to set foot on Mars. Or maybe you'll figure out how to safely make landfills evaporate.
Whatever you do, with a brain like yours, you're bound for scientific greatness. So get going! Fame and fortune await! The world's still waiting for someone to create that triple-chocolate, fudge, ice cream cake with zero calories! Or shoelaces that don't fray at the ends, or headphones that automatically adjust for outside noise factors, or rainproof-breathable fleece, or...
How Passionate Are You? Julia, your passion is Persistent Pink!Like all loyal characters, your passion takes center stage but doesn't have to vie for it. In other words, you can appreciate a gal with a goal but not at the expense of others. While your peers may be dashing about at 100 mph, your style is more deliberate and frankly, a bit more stable.
That's probably because you know by now that life's greatest successes don't come overnight. They take hard work, perseverance, and patience. If at first you don't succeed, why not try the back door? Sure you dig a little instant gratification from time to time, but when you're going after the "biggies" like true love, new hobbies, and a fab career, you're willing to put in your time.
And in the meantime, what's the big rush? Your days are better spent shopping with friends or listening to awesome CDs than forcing impossible goals. Good grades don't have to be the product of hysterical all-nighters. And a cute date to prom doesn't have to be your 24/7 project. After all, slow and steady always wins the race. So how could you lose with your persistently pink approach?
What prep label are you?
goolia prophesized your future at 08:31 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2003 [eng. workshop pts. aren't fun if you're procrastinating like me]
I just came back from Black Angus with my parents, and my mother is being slightly odd again. Sometimes I feel that she's always being so "competitive" with me, in the sense that she thinks she needs to be better than me in everything. And she's not kidding. Like today she asked me about summer school registration.. if there was school on the Friday of the first week. I said no, because I remembered that the paper said that there wouldn't be any school on Fridays.. then she looked at the paper, and there it said: NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAYS--- except the first week. And then she got all haughty about it.. saying stuff like, SEE!!! I read more sharply than YOU do..with a tone of arrogance that portrayed her attitude of contempt... as if I had said she was worse before. AS IF. It really pisses me off sometimes.. I mean I never put her down or anything.. it's virtually impossible too because she takes up her "asian style of elders being superior and all that shit" and her austere ways.
Right now she's downstairs sewing some curtains.. and I'm upstairs trying to finish my English workshop points. Yes, I'm procrastinating and proud of it. =Þ
goolia prophesized your future at 07:06 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2003 [Spring Break is almost OVER]
Today I have finally started doing homework.. like school homework because my break is almost over. Later.. my dad's going to be back from El Paso, and he bought me a new suitcase for future trips (yay) and he got my friend a present. I had been looking for a present for her for awhile, so if he's going to buy it, then that'll be great cuz it means one less thing on my mind.
I'll write more later... dad home now..
goolia prophesized your future at 03:23 p.m.