i remember in second grade we had a spelling test the week of halloween, and at the end of the test our teacher, sister pauline, asked us to spell halloween for extra credit.  i got it wrong, and was so disappointed to know that my not so bright friend got it correct.  i wasn't upset at him, i upset at myself.  i was the smart one.  in fact, i was ( Read more... )

facebook's skeletons are coming out of the closet, and it seems people are finally coming to realize how dangerous and unhealthy social media, but especially facebook, really is.  amongst all the shady shit they've been doing, it's outrageous to know that they literally had reports with actual facts telling them instagram is harmful for children ( Read more... )

i took my first exams of the semester this past week, and i did horribly.  me tengo que poner las pilas.  

dude was in a car accident today, on the freeway, during rush hour, along with 4 other cars.  he is fine, as far we know for now.  you know you don't feel the pain until tomorrow.  i'm really grateful that he his okay.  freeways are extremely dangerous.

today, a fire almost started on our apartment balcony because i guess some ash from his ( Read more... )

i feel much better today.  yesterday, despite being hella depressed and emotional, i still managed to do some work, and for that i'm proud of myself.

today, i acted like a n00b.  (is that term even used nowadays?)  i didn't have goggles for chem lab today, so i had to walk to the other side of campus to buy some at the bookstore, only to find out ( Read more... )

i bought my chemistry book today even though classes don't start until the 30th, but i want to get head start because i cannot afford anything but a's.

i am also sexually frustrated and i need to learn how to cope with the lack of sex because this frustration is detrimental to my relationship.

cheers. 

yesterday we found out my nephew has LCH, a form of cancer.  i kept it together when we found out, encouraging my brother to be hopeful and optimistic instead of dwelling on the why's and what if's.  i kept it together until i told dude when he came home from work.  that's when i started dwelling on the why's and what if's.  please keep my nephew ( Read more... )

from a long week of partying.  monday i took a 7am flight to austin after working until 1am.  i met up my sister and her partner who were in texas for a wedding.   i think i deserved it, after final exams (i got an A in physics and a C in chemistry 102, i am not pleased at all with that C especially because i got C in chem 101, those are my lowest ( Read more... )

i turn 34 today.  thus far in my life:

i have no kids, and no chronic physical illness.

i moved out of my parents' at 17.

i have worked multiple odd jobs including retail, telephone survey interviewer, kitchen knives salesman,  sexual health educator, and journalist.

more than once i rode a 540 mile bike ride from the bay to la pushing for ( Read more... )

i have been having a fruit fly problem since i moved into this apartment.  the first "wave" was discovered to be a bagful of rotting potatoes in the pantry.  the second wave, i believe, was the moist potting soil in all my plants.  i have a lot of plants in my small apartment, about 15 not counting the flowers on my patio, and i would see those ( Read more... )