I hate Halloween...

So many people treat Halloween as if it was Christmas. After childhood, I haven't really enjoyed halloween. I never really do anything spooky, fun, crazy, or anything of the sort. I haven't had the pleasure of going to a halloween party. I never go trick-or-treating. I haven't really had fun trying to figure out what to be. I can almost bet that no one will call me to do something fun (yet tasteful) on hallowen. It's likely to happen. I hope I end up doing something. I'm tired of doing homework or sitting home alone giving out candy. Frankly, I just want to do something to end this tradition.

Isn't that sad how I don't enjoy halloween?

It's foolish to think that anyone can reason with an angry person. Sometimes you gotta just let them cool down and not say anything.

I'm totally REVVVED up! I actually pulled off the routine tonight. I just realized that it takes me 2 sessions (2 hours) to complete a freaking routine. It was so hard the first time and it felt damn good to actually know what I was doing. I noticed that the instructor saw me give up on that same routine last thursday. I was so embarassed with myself. He wasn't in a good mood and I think my lack of effort didn't help. Tonight, we reinforced the same routine. I noticed that he watched me again when he split us up into groups. I nailed the routine and watched myself keep up with the rest of the pack. I did the final pose and he smiled at me. I think he knows that I'm obviously not one of the best dancers there but hey...I tried my best this time.

ahh the inflated sense of self-worth...what a feeling. ha.

I'm going NUTS over this deconstruction term paper. I have NO idea what to write. I want to talk to Nicole but I'd hate to wake her up. I need some help with this and I think I ought to see Luis and Mitzi tomorrow. I am SO stuck and it would be totally futile to sit here and stare at my computer screen hoping a brain fart would pop out. meh.

DANCE MONKEYS!!! DANCE!
WHOO HOO! GO ANGELS!

Yuck. I smell like smoke and hot dogs.

(GO ANGELS! You gotta admit, it takes 2 great teams to battle it out to the end. At this point, I think both teams are more than worthy to represent this great state.)

Well I guess it was meant for me to NOT do anything fun tonight. I just called for directions to go to a party but it turns out that this person wouldn't give it. That kinda pushed me over the edge. It's frustrating...I'm staying home. How sad is that?

I'm a bit dissapointed in my performance tonight. I wasn't really in the right mindstate. Eric was right though. If I continue to go then I'll get better. But I'm stuck in dance limbo and I loathe that feeling...

Anyway, the day was good to me. It's weird how my mornings are usually the indicator of how the rest of my day will go. The rule of thumb is: the crappier my morning is, the better my day becomes. I was pretty irritated this morning since I didn't really get to sleep in. But in the scheme of things I need to be responsible and take my mom where ever she needs to go. I got home at about 8am and I couldn't get back to sleep. I eventually peeled myself off my bed at about 10am. I have to be on the road by this time to make it to class. I actually left the house at 10:20. Surprisingly, the normal route didn't take as long and I made it to the parking lot in 20 minutes. As I parked the student shuttle didn't leave unti I got inside. I was the last passenger. So, I made it to class on time. The day seemed to go by quickly. I got to my last class and muttered "I hope today is cancelled." I sat restlessly for 15 minutes and it turns out the professor never came. I rushed out of class and gladly skipped home.

I decided to take a quick detour to tower records. I didn't think that Like I Love You would be available since I've been check periodically. Guess what? There was a new shipment waiting for me. So I decided to help myself and took 2 copies. I knew that Glenn was going to want one. Right before I paid I remembered that the new Kelly Rowland CD was out. It was on sale too. I decided to just charge it all and worry about it later. I got home and took a nice long nap before Millenium tonight. Well, as you already know class tonight was a totally separate story...

Today was good. The world has regained its balance.

Guess what I found out I'm doing for new year's!?!?

I'M GOING TO HAWAII!!!!!! =)

(i hope its real this time)

Wow that routine was SO awesome. Too bad I didn't get it. It was SOOO HARD! The instructor was a sub and he was one of Britany Spear's dancers. Yikes! I was pretty discouraged after tonight but that won't stop me from going back. whew...

Don't you hate when you feel confident about something, only to feel really dumb afterwards, after it all goes down?
-Caroline

You said it sister...

I'm waiting for someone before I leave for class. So I thought I'd blog rather than wait next to my window.

I'm pretty pumped about school now. (HA, I never thought I'd say that) I totally didn't study for my Anthropology midterm and got a C! WHOO HOO! I rock! I have no idea how that happened. I kinda feel bad because a friend of mine studied and didn't do so hot. In any case, I think the karma gods are starting to balance my world.

Ewww, something bit me last night. The bite didn't look too good and it started to sting on the way to school. I think it was a spider bite. Hmmm, I wonder if it was radioactive...

I have the day off on Saturday. I kinda want to stop by the friendship games before the Fiesta. Honestly the Fiesta would be a more meaningful use of my time. heh.

Okay, so I didn't do anything particularly exciting today. I guess it's best that I didn't. heh. Oh, well.

The weekend passed me by but I'm not complaining. I don't really want to go to school tomorrow but I know that it'd be good for me. Stupid school...=\

One of Erwin's friends keeps IM-ing me telling me I'm hot. Don't these people have anything better to do than bug me for stupid reasons? It's annoying when people just IM me like that. Well, I guess I should get back to my book.

Here's a good piece of useless trivia about my new layout.

So where are these pictures from?
1. The Islington subway stop in Toronto
2. A tunnel on the 110 freeway right before the 5.
3. Downtown SF
4. The Metreon in SF
5. Arco Station on Eagle Rock Blvd.
6. The LG tower on Younge Street in Toronto
7. El Capitan in Hollywood

All of these pictures were taken during various events in my life. I thought that it would be cool to use random shots that I take. I mean I'm no photographer but it's fun to take a lot of digital pictures.

bring that to the water cooler...

I'm done redecorating.

YOU LIKE? =)

I wanted something simple. I really liked the other one but I needed some change.

I think I'm going to work on a new layout. =)

The end of another week...

Maybe it was just me, but the week seemed to zoom by. I'm so glad that midterms are done and I finally have some to time to just spend some time to catch up on the little things. I was reading the Youth Ministry Forum and it seems like a few of the new students are taking advantage of what we have to offer.

In other news, I finally got the chance to catch up with Selle. I haven't talked to her in such a long time. I seriously need to get my ass to UCLA and LMU. I haven't seen Ron for a long time. I'm way overdue for seeing some of my closest friends. *sigh* my feet hurt...

I think I can just relax and have a little fun (and maybe some shopping) tomorrow. =)

OMG...I think there was a drive-by right outside. I heard 6 shots.

First off...HI KELLY! =)

Yet another interesting night at work...

I totally forgot that it was an LA holiday today. It was stupid customer day. Okay, these little situations are in no particular order. ANYWAY, there were at least 5 different incidents tonight that I thought were blogworthy.

1) On my break, these two morons decide to eat and order at the bar and leave for 30 minutes, abandoning their food. Keep in mind they didn't tell anyone. Another co-worker was witnessing the whole deal. So they come back and they were wondering where their food went. They end up yelling at the host who had NOTHING to do with the food. They claimed that they were gone for 10 minutes and that they told someone that they'd be back. Come on, we're not stupid.

2) Apparently the word "regular" does not exist in one guy's vocabulary. Over 99.9% of the time the phrase "with everything on it" means EVERYTHING. The guy orders "nachos with everything on it, but no chicken, chilli, guacamole, and beans." I reply, "so that means you want regular nachos?" "No. no. I want everything on it." (I'm sure you can tell where this intelligent conversation went...) That same table said that there was a birthday on the table. "Hi. ummm...we don't have any money but it's her birthday and if you could bring us a Kona Pie for free? Thanks." First off, if you were going to ask for it...make you "go to the bathroom" longer than 20 seconds. Second, you never tell a server that you have no money. It was brilliant I tell you...brilliant.

3) Another cleaver party thinks that a long light colored hair in the chips will mean it's free. The cooks are all Mexican males with black hair. Their server WATCHED them put the hair in. She ate all of her food and THEN complained that there was a problem. What was she on? Did she really think that we're that dumb? Since that bitch was being such a crybaby about it we had to comp it.

4) Towards the end of the night, a couple comes in. The guy orders a virgin Pina Colada while his not-so-lovely girl orders an alcoholic one. Her server asks for ID. Clearly, if one was over 21, and were asked for an ID one would be pretty pleased. NO...not this drama queen. "Can't you tell I'm 21?!" she exclaims. Her server then says, "It's the law. I just need to see some ID." Her boyfriend then suggests "I'll order it." Their server knew that he'd give it to her and told him no. "You have to give it to me, because I'm ordering it." Their server went on to explain that a move like that can get her fired. So, not only is there a drama queen on the table, her king gets all bitchy about it too. They ended up leaving. Are they serious? If you can't prove you're 21, then we can't serve you a drink. And don't be surprised if you're asked for an ID maybe you just look that young.

5) This is the best one. I had a table that was higher than gas prices. You could smell the weed and every eye on that table was bloodshot. One of the stoners asked for a green apple. She downed that sucker and ordered a pina colada. It took 3 credit cards to pay for their food and a 5% tip. Thanks a lot you brain-fried losers...with the money you all saved you can all buy a clue.

Some people should never leave their house. Some people should really learn some manners. Some people should know how to treat other people with respect. Some people are just hopeless.

i blogged an entry but the pop-ups fucked up the program. so here's the abridged version >=\

1) another tough night at Millenium - Why Don't We Fall in Love by Amerie
2) trying to clean up now that midterms are over. car is SUPER clean!
3) felt a little off whack since I didn't really talk to anyone tonight
4) needs some late night din din

bye.

meh...off to Religious Studies class.

The storms have passed and I'm continuing with my smooth sailing. I can't thank my friends enough for hearing me out and giving me such good, honest advice. I couldn't ask for a better group to be with in the middle of a (minor) car accident. I wish I had the time to describe what I ended up doing last Tuesday night. I had a blast.

Thanks Gail for your listening ear...and the cookies. I really appreciate your friendship. Confirmation was great last night and I got to meet a lot of the new students. It looks like there's a lot of potential out there.

My midterms are over but my days sure isn't...

MAN, THE KARMA GODS OWE ME BIG!

"Leavin' old shit behind and move on with my life. The blindfold's off my eyes. Now all I see for me is better days."
-Better Days by Janet Jackson

I found something out and I feel like I should have never known about it. I can't even recall the last time I've felt this hurt. Don't ask me about it. There's nothing to discuss.

"...no one has the power to hurt you like your friends."
-india.arie

smretdim era gnillik em!

gotta get through this week....=\

stupid DSL...well i got it working again.

i am a genius.

I'll change the currents later.

ZZZZZZ......

FRIEND: i'll talk to you later
FRIEND: thanx for everything
FRIEND: for being like my big bro.
FRIEND: it's pretty kool
ME: heh yah..n/p
ME: i get that a lot from people...

I'm totally a big softie.

I can't stand being taken for granted. In this particular case, a friend of mine wasn't really in his right mind. No...nothing illegal. Just forgot to consider my feelings and the feelings of the people in my car. I'm not really vocal when I'm upset with someone, but for the sake of the group I had to vent it out. I owe it to people to let them know how I feel. I want to communicate my feelings since I tend to be passive. I usually brush things off and just forget about whatever was bugging me. Unfortunately, the circumstances didn't really give me much to work with. So, I had to let go somehow. I'm a nice guy but don't push my buttons...I have feelings too.

Tonight was my first time at Millenium. GOOD LORD! The routine was so hard! I hope that I can regurgetate that routine. HA! I can't wait to go back.

Oh, a special thanks to Eo for getting me in. You really didn't have to. CONGRATS ON THE 702 Video!

quote for the moment:

"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pac Man had affected us as kids, now we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, bumping into people, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."

-unknown

something to lighten the mood:

My friend got a voicemail message on her phone the other night. Her friend sounded like she was crying. It turns out that she was having sex and accidentally auto-dialed her. The funny thing is that she stood my friend up. Now we knew why...

Most people who come and eat in restaurants are pretty selfish. Let me explain. The computers went down for about 20 minutes which had me going in circles trying to get things done. I informed all of my tables about the situation and didn't seem to care. I mean, after all, I'm not human to them. I had to recap all of the checks, add them each up by hand, add the tax. Mind you I did this 5 times and being a server, I don't get much time alotted nor any compassion from customers. Most people don't realize how much work goes into serving a table. I have to be so fucking nice to people that will forget who I am before they walk out the door.

These people sit down and act like they're the only damn table in the restaurant. In fact, I have 5 different tables going at five different rates. On each table I do the following:

1. greet the table (drink order)
2. no more than 2 minutes to deliver the drinks
3. take the order
4. check the order
5. check the drinks
6. deliver the appetizers (if it applies)
7. refill the drinks
8. entrees should be on the table within 6-10 minutes
9. check the table if things are on par
10. drop the check
11. immediately deliver change or proper slips back

There are also a lot of other stuff in between but let's not get into technicalities.

My point is...
My job is to serve people with the best of my abitility and circumstances. I can, however, refuse the right to serve but how often do you see that happening? For the most part, I'm not really treated with any respect. As far as the customer is concerned, I am a fucking robot. I have no feelings and I have no other people to be serving. I am supposed to be perfect in every way. If something goes wrong behind the scenes. They don't care. Even if my service was exceptional, the clientele don't tip accordingly. Servers are people too so you should treat them as such. Most likely you don't know what the game is like, and if you do then open your eyes...

I hate it when people tell me that they tip bad when the service is bad. Doesn't that seem a little one-sided? People often wonder why I insist on tipping at least 15% when I go out to eat...even if the service was horrid. Think about it folks. If they're service was like that all the time, they wouldn't have that job. Everyone knows that they can have their off days. Even if they forget something...dig a little deeper. You never know if that server just went through a lot before getting to you and your party.

Oh and by the way...tips aren't exactly extra credit. Most of it is taken out of our paychecks. Think about how much better (or worse) you have it when you go out to eat. There's nothing in the book that says that you shouldn't tip more than 15%.

SERVERS ARE PEOPLE TOO. I'm tired of not being treated like a person with feelings and concerns. Walk a mile in my uncomfortable, non-slip, ranch stained shoes and tell me my job is easy.

I may not be the perfect server, but I have my dignity. Sometimes that's the only thing I have at the end of the night.

I'm such a tool.

I studied for a midterm that wasn't today. hahaha. I was totally prepared to take my AAS 350 midterm today but it turned out that it's scheduled next week. Doesn't stuff like this only happen on TV? =\

I got my sunglasses in the mail! yay me.

I don't know what posessed me to do this but I added a link that's more in depth about me.

the idiot's guide to me