| Together Again |
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Things are finally starting to get back to normal around here. Among all the chaos going on around me, even the most intense pessimist with myself has managed to find the good in all of this. Over two years has gone by without a word from two Asian guys who were like brothers to me back in high school. Only an instant message from Nadia’s computer and four hours at Downtown Disney made everything back the way it used to be. Allen, Shawn, Nadia and myself all managed to find each other again – and I think it’s safe to assume that all of us missed each other. Not much really changed in any of our lives...Shawn is still dating Yvette, Allen still works at a restaurant, and well...Nadia still remains my ace.
I think each of us grew up a little in our own way...but none of our personalities has changed by much. Shawn traded up in the world and ditched his Lexus for a 350Z – although I still don’t think he’s mastered a stick shift yet, lol. His sarcasm has softened immensely...a nice change to his ever-infamous bitter comebacks. I daresay he’s become a really good man – and I really do hope Yvette treats him well. He finally gave up retail and works as a lifeguard at Disney – but I think only I can see his disappointment that he hasn’t gotten as far as he would like to be in life. He seems hopeful about the future at least – changing his former desire to be a dentist to becoming a game designer. In my own opinion, I would guess that his career in dentistry was probably more of his family’s dream for him...and deep in my heart I know he wants to break into the realm of video games.
As for Allen...he hasn’t really made much progress at all. Even when we were all in high school, he always had his head in the clouds – and two years time really hasn’t changed him all that much. According to Shawn he still chases after girls he “has no shot with.” Granted I think he has a ‘shot’ with anyone – but his main problem is realizing when to simply give up. -.-‘’ He finally got his license – but anytime he wants to hang out, Shawn has to drive him because Allen secretly dislikes driving his dad’s truck. Allen probably won’t enjoy driving until he drives his dream car...and even then that’s no promise that he won’t change his mind about it a month later. The biggest thing that worries me about Allen is that he’s socially regressed and hasn’t made any new friends or acquaintances during all this time. He only hangs out with Shawn on the weekends – and if it weren’t for Shawn watching over him, Allen probably wouldn’t have gotten as far as he has. Thankfully Shawn has been good to him – steering him into mechanics and making sure he continues going to SCC.
Part of me feels so guilty in not talking to these guys in so long...although I did make an effort of trying to reach Allen multiple times within the last year or so. It makes me sad that Allen is still so dependent on people – and I know that one day very soon, Shawn will probably want to have more time with Yvette. Not to say that he’ll forget about Allen...but he probably won’t be able to spend as much time with him. One statement that Shawn made to both Nadia and I (while we were waiting on Allen to finish getting ready to go) was this, “After you two stopped talking with him after a while, he didn’t really want to talk to anyone else or hang out as much.” It really hit home to hear something like that – especially since Allen and I used to talk almost every night. I guess I never realized how much he depended on me to be there....
But all of this has been a learning experience. Albeit my drama with Nate and the ongoing drama between Nadia and Joel has been a very HARD-learned lesson...I now see that these are the people who I can always...ALWAYS count on. If two years’ time hasn’t changed any of us...I treat them as if they were my family. You don’t meet people like this just standing on the side of the road or in a bar somewhere...true friends really are hard to find. Call it corny or cliché, but what all four of have together is something so special and genuine...I’d never trade it for anything.
I make a new promise to keep in touch with both of them – and to do my best to keep all of us together in some way or form. I also made a promise to watch over Allen as he once used to for me...besides, friends are always supposed to have your back, right?
This coming Friday I’ll no longer be a teenager. And despite the cruel reality of having to take a trip to the courthouse for a restraining order on Tuesday with Nadia, all of this drama has given me the best birthday present I could ever hope for...the people I care most about are now back in my life – and for once, I almost feel complete. My two brothers are back – and once my sister Nadia gets this drama out of the way...maybe it’ll be just like the old days...well...only now there’s no homework to do and we gained some rather big bills to pay. Say hello to the real world – at least now we can make it through together. ^-^’’
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[14 Dec 2006|04:01pm] |
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My mom and I were watching TV’s best 100 quotes on TVLand the other night when the host announced the next top quote as being, “Never assume – because you make an ass out of you, and me.” The genius of the play on words never occurred to me – the “U” translating as “You” and “me” in the last part of the quote. Maybe I am defective…perhaps I need to put a disclaimer sticker on my forehead? XD
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[02 Aug 2006|09:28am] |
Tomorrow marks the end of my 90-day training period – so I’m a bit nervous. I guess if I’ve made it this far without being really lectured about something, I don’t have much to worry about. But just to be sure, I’m going to be in the best of spirits and wear something that makes me appear confident and professional. Good to be on the safe side and over-dress than look like a fool, ne?
And speaking of ignorance…Yes, it’s true – I work for a millionaire (did I also mention that my boss is Jewish?) that doesn’t even know how to e-mail someone. According to the logic of my supervisor Val, “Why learn how to e-mail when you can pay someone that knows how to do it for you?” I typed the e-mail from a slip of paper that Mr. Levy had given me, noticing the recipient’s name was very Chinese – and quite an awesome one at that. Mr. Jin, to be exact – and Mr. Levy was requesting a quantity of 183,000 rulers and wedge erasers from his corporation. Something about the whole event amuses me – and I have to admit, as the owner of a manufacturing store, he sure does have impeccable taste in desk chairs!! He had me sit at his own desk to type this ridiculous e-mail, lol.
There’s been a lot of talk about marriage lately around the workplace – and it’s somewhat nauseating to hear all the girls chatter on and on about a silly ring or wedding plans. Normally I wouldn’t be bothered by such a thing I suppose…but each time I hear them share how great their relationships are, I feel…a bit jealous? Not jealous about the marriage part – good God, that’s way too serious for me to even consider in my life right now…but sometimes…you just want someone to hold you at night – ya know?
Although this morning was a bit eventful – at 6:30 AM this morning I managed to have my grip not-so-gracefully slip from my bed frame this morning as I reached to turn on my bedroom light ending in a quick and heavy impact to the very tip of my elbow. Nothing was fractured or broken at least – but I can honestly vouch that although one wouldn’t normally think of the elbow as being fairly sensitive, they most surely are! For a good majority of today I had difficulty – well, a more painful experience in stretching out my arm so it wouldn’t tense up and make it purely impossible to move later on. I’m guessing that a good black and blue bruise will form on it by tomorrow morning if not sooner – but for the most part it’s just a dull pain that comes and goes depending on how much I exercise the muscle.
This week I have to remember to give all my old friends a call – most especially Michael (only because I promised I would call ages ago, and he e-mailed me a few days ago trying to get in touch with me)…or Midget Man as I will always remember him as…and Allen. As great a friend Nate has been, I can’t help but begin to feel that I’m outgrowing his lack of resolve and irresponsibility. Even ignoring the cruel things he said ages ago, I need to hang out with people of like mind – or people that can enhance my knowledge about things. Despite Midget Man’s usual quirky nature, he is very intelligent and knows how to hold a meaningful debate or conversation – where as Nate is stubborn and fairly close-minded. And Allen – if you manage to ignore his difficulty with English, you can really see the philosophical part of him emerge and flourish in a good conversation of religion. To think I also nearly forgot about Carol as well – she’d kick my azz for that!! Lol, seriously – I still need to take her up on the offer to teach me how to defend myself…even if I do end up having to pay for her lessons. (She’s someone I trust and know isn’t a fraud or some sexual pervert after kids, lol) Not to mention that she has a nack for giving incredible advice in a sticky situation. I keep mentioning them because if I don’t, I’ll forget (and I’ll admit, I’m absolutely horrendous at staying in touch with a large group of people) – and I’m making a final resolve to give them all a call this weekend.
Something else I’ve been wondering…I’ve seen a lot of Asian films – and will probably see more as time goes on…but I can’t quite figure out the psyche behind some of the stereotypes they portray. Generally best shown by Asian men, often there is a man that will silently observe a woman of interest – and not as a stalker would – never say a word or indicate that he has any or no interest in the woman at all – and is always very elusive in his actions. More than half the time, the man does have an interest in the woman – but because of his rare moments of proving such an interest, the woman never knows how the man feels about her because she gets nothing but mixed signals. I have a few friends that do the same thing too – Allen was one (although inevitably he always ended up buying a gift for his interest), Shawn…Christian…argh…I just can’t figure out what it is that holds them back…
Meh – I’ll probably be on LJ less and less though – we’re getting really busy again in our department at work so checking my e-mail while I’m there is a bit difficult. I’ll be doing good if I can manage to bum the library’s computer for internet time on the weekend. -.-‘’ By the way…by the time you read this post, it’ll be tomorrow and erm…it’d then be yesterday’s news because I’m going to copy paste this entry from my CD-RW tomorrow at work. ^-^’’
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| Mr. Millionaire vs. Braniac |
[01 Aug 2006|04:50pm] |
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I work for a bloody millionaire that doesn't even know how to e-mail someone. -.-''
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| Yesterday |
[27 Jul 2006|08:17am] |
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I’m not sure which overpowers the other at the moment…the stress I dealt with at work today or the headache that’s growing more and more immense the more I continue to hear lies from the people I thought were friends of mine. Optimistically speaking, work problems stay at work – so at least I can go home for the night and forget about all the bullshit I put up with until I wake up that next morning. But problems with friends…well – that’s not something I can really ignore.
I came into work with a fairly positive outlook, looking forward to the fact that I was going to be the person creating the awards that will be given to the cosplayers at AFO – thinking to myself, that as a casual convention visitor, it’s pretty cool to be on the inside of things for once. Well…every Wednesday morning, there’s a department manager meeting in the owner’s office. For the first time, the general manager, Kaleb, asked Val (who supervises the laser department) to come as well – who, under normal circumstances, doesn’t have to go to the meetings. Though subtle, I noticed that there was something suspicious in asking her to go – but I didn’t say anything. I later learned that the owner thinks our department, laser department that is, is slacking off and that every time he walks by us, not all the machines are running like they should be. Val protested and said that not one of our jobs have ever been late unless we had questions about the orders and that the machines were ALWAYS running some job unless we were preparing the material before we could put it in. Other departments supported her, but the owner refused to listen to any of it. Not only that, we aren’t allowed to do the customized pieces of Lucite that we’ve been experimenting with lately. I was under the impression that we were going to present our idea with all its capabilities on paper when we compiled everything together…but somehow the owner found out about the experiment before we could even SHOW him what we had in mind and didn’t like whatever he had seen…I suspect that someone who doesn’t want this experiment to come to fruition had something to do with this sudden revealing of our potential product – but I’m not going to take the time to care about it. I refuse to give up on this, and I’ll make the presentation papers at home all on my own if I have to! The owner would be insane if he didn’t at least try selling the idea because there’s already a market for it – and depending on what the hell he saw of our experiment, I can’t say I blame him for dismissing it…he just hasn’t seen its true potential yet. And I can’t wait to prove to him that I know I’m onto something…
And those damn salespeople – seriously…asking them a question about an order (that didn’t include all the necessary information it’s supposed to) is like asking them to balance a sumo wrestler on their shoulders…it’s f*cking impossible. We’re supposed to have all the information laid out before we set up the job on the computer – and if we have questions, ask the salesperson about the order. Nearly every time I ask one salesperson in particular about his orders, he gets pissed off and says that I simply just didn’t feel like reading the order thoroughly. I gave it to management to deal with instead of dealing with his crabby ass myself – and I was quite taken aback when I could hear Dave (the salesperson that f*cked up) screaming at the manager over the phone…when by the end of the conversation, felt really DUMB because he realized that it was HIM that screwed up the order – and that I did read the order quite thoroughly. I don’t understand why they bitch that we just didn’t read the paperwork when they can take LESS time by explaining their order to us. But what the hell do I know. -.-‘’
As for my friends…it’s the same ones that I usually complain about – and I suppose today it’s getting especially on my nerves because I just need to veg out and relax somewhere. I’m really tired of the lies that I keep hearing from Dawn and Nate – maybe I just need to adopt the “I don’t really give a shit” attitude about those two and move on with my life until they get their act together. One thing I’ve never understood about people is when they’ll tell you something in confidence, only later to change their mind that they never mentioned such a thing. Or…if you’re wrong, you’re wrong – don’t bitch about it, just make it right and get on with something new. Perhaps that’s easier said than done in their case…*rolls eyes*
In all honesty – I miss the old crew I hung out with. Yeah, each group of friends I have has their share of crap I gotta put up with…but at least I was on the same wavelength with my older friends. I miss the almost-familial quality friendship I had with Allen and how easy it was to talk with him about anything – be it fan-girl babble about imports or problems I was dealing with…he’d understand. I miss the sarcastic banter Shawn and I could throw around at each other – and that despite my envy of his higher intelligence, I really admired that hidden philosophical side he had…can’t say I miss the girlfriend of his though. -.-‘’ (Glad to see that he’s happy with her though.) And of course Nadia – but I still associate with her…just not as often as I’d like to since she’s got that f-ed up Full Sail scheduling.
Thinking about Halloween makes me miss those guys even more – but no matter how much I wish we could all just sort of…reunite…I can’t bring myself to contact them. It’s been so long since I’ve called or hung out with Shawn and Allen that I almost wonder if they’d look at me cross-eyed if I were to ask if they wanted to hang out again some time. I suppose that if we really were as close as I describe, then it wouldn’t matter how long it’s been…right? O-o
AFO is this weekend – and I’ve decided that I’m not going…well, at least not into the dealer’s room. After bills and paying off my debts, I’m left with a mere $100 that has to get me food and gas for my car to last 2 weeks. Hah – yeah right. Going into that dealer’s room will tempt me to have that last $100 fly out of my pocket and invested in some random plushie that will add to the collection on my bed. X-x
And there’s no word from Viet Dan yet – despite my attempts to call him, I really don’t know what else I can do. Phone tag is getting a bit frustrating, and it’s up to him now to call if he wants to hang out. I’m guessing that if he wants to chill out somewhere, he’s got my number. No use in worrying about something I have no control over right?
All I know is…whether or not Viet Dan comes down this weekend and wants to hang out – come hell or high water, I’m going out this weekend. I need a break, and if that means going to the beach by myself, so be it. Couldn’t hurt to look at the nice scenery it has to offer too…haha. *wink wink*
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| New Product - Any Buyers? |
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We finally figured out a way to mass produce the custom Lucite pieces we’ve been experimenting with at work. We’ve even typed up a policy pertaining to the constraints of material, designs and sizes we can work with (and can’t work with) so that management can take a look at it and see if our product is worth marketing. So far, a lot of people in the office are already asking for something to be made for them – whether it be Lucite pieces that are cut-to-shape and show their own children or their favorite movie character. Obviously, we can’t market the faces of celebrities to actual customers (meaning people outside the office) for fear of copyright infringement, but any other picture or portrait brought in by the customer can be engraved onto a piece of painted Lucite.
So far, the General Manager loves the idea – especially now that we have a paper that shows sizes, constraints, prices for materials, etc. Our only fear is that our department manager will feel threatened (and more angrier than normal) and might disapprove of our product simply because one, she wasn’t here when we were experimenting with our ideas, and two, she didn’t think of it first. But because we allowed the General Manager to see our samples first, she may not have a say in the matter.
That leaves the ultimate approval to Mr. Levy, the owner. If we can manage to impress his finicky tastes and prove to him that there will be quite a market for this product, we’ll make it BIG TIME. So it’s a bit nerve-wracking and exciting at the same time, lol.
It’s a bit frustrating to have her poking around here now in the Laser Department though. Her official job title is “Department Manager,” meaning that she supervises both the laser department and graphics department. The SAD thing is – she really does setups for silk screen t-shirts (which is totally different than what people do in graphics)…so if ANYTHING, she should be silk screen manager. The ONLY time she does anything in Graphics is if they get really busy. And she doesn’t help out Laser department at all – so why bother having her poke around back here when she doesn’t know anything about what goes on back here?! They need to have a department manager for each different department. Let Val BE the actual manager of Laser like she’s supposed to be, and Angie be head of Graphics if she wants a damn title so bad. I understand office hierarchies, but this is a bit ridiculous…
I made a keychain of Takeshi Kanehiro as our first keychain experimentation. It came out fairly well – the only thing is, we might have to look into using different types of keychain extensions because the machine that hooks it onto the Lucite piece doesn’t work well with both the materials. We plan on looking into it if management decides to go through with our idea.
That’s mainly the big thing going on in my life…I’m getting a bit nervous as my 90-day training period comes to an end on August 2nd…my only hope is that the so-called “Department Manager” won’t try to get me fired because she views me as a threat…
So that’s it then I guess. Until next time, mata ne!
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| Clear Embodiment of A Dreamy Description |
[07 Jul 2006|01:59pm] |
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I'm SO IN LOVE. OMG. I finally remembered the name of the actor who played the police general named "Jin" in the film, House of Flying Daggers!! Takeshi Kanehiro.
Some people never ever figure out EXACTLY what they want in their partner...but Takeshi...he embodies every physical aspect of a man I could ever possibly want. I secretly adore men that wear their hair at a length far longer than beneath their earlobes, a smile that radiates warmth to the entire room and makes me weak in the knees, dark brown eyes that empower those looking into them (yet at the same time look soft and mysterious)...ahhhhh...the frightening thing is...I know of one man that fits that description perfectly...
And Takeshi's face...his face is the closest description I can possibly give to people when I tell them about that recurring dream I have about once every three months or so...I wonder if I'll ever meet that face in my dream...?
Ahhh anyways...tonight is the opening night of Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Nadia, myself, Dan, and Nate are all going. Fortunately, Nate is saving me a bit in gas and will pick up Dan for me - that way all I have to do is pick up Nadia right after work and head over to the Altamonte theatre. Nate offered to take Nadia home - which would save me even MORE in gas...but considering they've only met once - and very briefly at that - I'm not sure she'd feel comfortable in riding alone with him back to her apartment. I'll have to clear it with her while on our way to Altamonte...
No idea about plans for tomorrow. Sunday however...I'm heading over to Dan's to watch the final two play in the World Cup...Italy vs. France. For some reason I thought the game was going to be held yesterday....I guess they want to save the final game for the day most people are off from work? *shrug*
Oya...Natz sent me one of his songs to listen to. I can't wait to hear what he sounds like. ^-^ Kinda strange that he befriended me on Myspace...but that really is a good place for beginning Indies soloists to start out.
In any case...I hope I hear from Jackson and Viet Dan in the meantime...I'm starting to get worried about those two....
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| Eastern Threat: North Korea Makes First Move |
[05 Jul 2006|04:33pm] |
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Forgot to write about this...North Korea tried sending two missles over to the US yesterday. Fortunately, their launch wasn't *THAT* successful as it did not hit it's designated location, however, both missles landed in the Sea of Japan.
Normally, I wouldn't worry so much if the weapons landed in the sea - but considering Jackson is stationed very nearby, it's quite possible that his ship might have been effected as a result. I text messaged him yesterday to wish him "Happy Independence Day!" and still haven't heard back from him...and I always at least get an immediate message back regardless of what time it is...
...I hope he's okay...
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| WOOT - GO ITALIA!! |
[05 Jul 2006|03:13pm] |
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Minus a chemical burn and a few mosquito bites, I enjoyed my two days off from work. Monday I paid my speeding ticket and went to Red Hot and Boom! with Dan later that same night. Then of course, on Tuesday celebrated our nation's freedom with fireworks galore. Although things didn't go as planned whatsoever, I still managed to enjoy myself. I dragged Dan along for the ride and went to my brother's house (where cops are few and far between) so we could set whatever we want off. The Shogun fireworks were a hit - the entire neighborhood seemed to love them. (No complaints from us either, lol.) Even if Nate and Jason had brought their show to my brother's house, I doubt anything could have really made that night better than it already was.
The funniest thing about yesterday was that my most favorite memory wasn't necessarily the fireworks, lol. Instead, my favorite memory was when my brother was too chicken to set off these aerial Chinese flowers that light up. He set off one incorrectly because he had the fuse upright when the correct positioning was supposed to be simply lying on the ground. The end result was a very amusing show of watching the flower go right after him after lighting the fuse. XD I guess I shouldn’t have laughed though – I ended up burning my thumb with (unbeknownst to me) a defective cigarette lighter. I’ve now learned to NEVER set off aerial fireworks without a torch lighter. ^-^’’
Pirates of the Carribbean 2 comes out Friday…I already bought my tickets for fear of it selling out in advance. I’m debating whether or not I should leave work early in case Nadia decides to come with us all. I’ll figure it out later.
I’ve yet to hear from Viet Dan…not sure why he never called me back – or if he even received my call. Something tells me I should just let it go and leave him alone because it seems like that’s what he wants. It’s so hard to understand a guy like him…
I’m working on a vectored portrait of Vin Diesel that I’m going to try engraving onto Lucite when I get an opportunity. I’m curious to see how the shading will come out.
Something else I learned this weekend…it is possible to meet an entire family full of nothing but vegetarians. O-o’’
One more thing…my favorite team won against GERMANY. GO ITALIA!!!!!! *dances around* Now they’re in the World Cup Final 3…I heard France is brutal this year in comparison to last time around. The final 3 are France, Portugal, and Italy. It’s soooo funny that Germany didn’t win – especially considering 1) They’re my second least favorite team (right after Brazil) and 2) The World Cup is being held AT GERMANY and they didn’t win in their own hometown. XD Ahhhh that’s just beautiful. I’d really love for Italy to win overall – but should France happen to steal the cake…argh…I’ll be pissed, lol. ROOT FOR ITALY!!!! :D
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| Something Unexpected |
[29 Jun 2006|02:25pm] |
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Some days, you really can’t plan for what will happen. Yesterday was one of those days. Although it took me all the way up until 3:00 to deal with TWO very HORRIBLE orders, I had the most humbling event teach me a lesson while at work. A little before the second lunch shift took place, there was some big-to-do out in the employee parking lot. From what I could overhear from the usual office gossip, someone had parked in Candace’s space (the spot that is right behind my car) and was about to be towed as a result. As Candace very impatiently waited for the man to move his truck from her space, she was talking to a homeless woman that was standing near my car. The homeless woman took a look at my plushie-covered dashboard and smiled while wondering aloud, “Ya know…I bet the driver of this car would like to have this,” holding a pretty good-sized plush rabbit in her hands. “I think I’ll let it sleep on the roof of her car and she can have it be there after she gets off from work. I just hope no one steals it…”
Unfortunately I wasn’t there to witness the event myself as I was inside the building going about my work – but Candace was simply touched that a homeless woman, who has absolutely nothing to her name, would be so kind as to share something like that with someone she doesn’t even know. In my car I now have a permanent passenger that’s colored light yellow with brown spots, long floppy ears that hang in front of these warm, rounded eyes, and whose hands hold a smiling, shiny purple flower. It’s not the cutest, best of quality plush rabbit I’ve seen – but it looks brand-new, and the story behind it isn’t one I really want to forget about anytime soon.
How can a woman, who has absolutely nothing…give something like that away – and so freely? I envy her purity of heart…I wish I had that kind of spirit – but now I see what part of myself I need to work on…
I didn’t get my pay raise like I had originally thought I would. Even though I got promoted, my manager forgot to set a pay raise like he had promised. That raise was supposed to show on my paycheck today, but now I have to wait two more weeks for the next paycheck to be reimbursed for that money. What’s even more frustrating is that he can only give me a fifty cent raise until the owner comes back (which is when he can get an approval for a raise more than fifty cents) – and the owner doesn’t come back until August. Thankfully I was able to budget accordingly…but my finances are back to being really thin and strict again – at least until I pay this speeding ticket and my insurance for this month. *sigh* Welcome to the real world, Jin. Ain’t it grand.
Dawn and I are talking again – she doesn’t want to come over for the 4th, but she did mention something about a Japanese festival over at Epcot on the 7th I believe. If it’s on the weekend I might be able to swing a visit there…but if not, I can’t afford to miss time out of work in order to go.
And speaking of Japanese…a Japanese soloist/electric-guitarist on Myspace wanted to add me in hopes of getting me to go to his gig at some Japanese music festival. If it were somewhere in Florida I’d go in a heartbeat, but I think it’s being held somewhere over in California. T-T He looks a LOT like my friend Yusuke (who also tried starting up his own gig a while back ago), but I know they aren’t the same person. When I get a chance I’m going to try downloading some of his music and listen to it at home – best of luck to the guy! ^-^
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| A Bleak Weekend In June |
[26 Jun 2006|01:23pm] |
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Okay...seriously - there is something in the air. So many people in my workplace and in my social life are getting these really wierd flu symptoms!! On Friday, my airways almost fully collapsed because I had this really sharp pain in my ribcage that wouldn't allow me to breathe to my fullest capacity. Thankfully I had my inhaler with me in my purse and was able to reopen my lungs with that. Just as soon as I used the inhaler however, I started shaking uncontrollably because the albuterol is known to speed up your heartrate - and because I hadn't much any use for it beforehand. Peruvian Dan said I felt a little warm and should probably go home before my symptoms worsened. He made a good call - because shortly after I dragged myself through the front door, my strength started draining away and sleep came very easily that night. Saturday I awoke to an even more raging fever, and I could scarcely even move. My head felt heavy and lightheaded all at once. For most of the day I stayed in bed - and come Sunday, I felt completely back to normal. That, by FAR has been the strangest cold I've gotten.
Nate apparently had the same thing - only his symptoms are on-going and their severity is a lot worse than what I experienced over this weekend. Hopefully his immune system will fight it out.
Meanwhile, I heard from my friend in the navy this weekend. I feel bad that he's all the way out to sea, but at the same time I sort of envy him for being on Japan's shores too. He wanted me to come to a concert with him over there - and explaining to him, a man in which money is of no concern, that my finances are really tight and that there's no humanly way I can possibly make it over there...well...it wasn't easy. I think he just misses being in an American environment - I can sort of tell by the way he talks too. ^-^;
Can't wait til the 4th of July though...it's my most favorite holidays, lol. Fireworks, smell of smoke and gunpowder everywhere...I simply can't wait to see everything again. And this year...we have an added pyro to add to the group.
As for AFO...my budget isn't really allowing for it from the looks of things at the moment. If I do happen to go, I'll probably make Nadia and Peruvian Dan tag along - neither one of them have gone to a con...and I'm thinking it's time to corrupt them, lol.
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| Picture Just Doesn't Cut It |
[22 Jun 2006|08:28am] |
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Six months of working on this drawing on and off...and yet it still doesn't do him justice. *sigh*
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| A Tale of Donuts |
[20 Jun 2006|08:38am] |
Time: Nightfall, sometime around midnight on a Monday evening.
Place: A frigid 7-Eleven station, with windows decorated in frost.
Two very ravenous teenagers walk into the 7-Eleven, unable to fight their growling stomachs any longer. Hurriedly they walk down by the candy aisle, grabbing whatever their hands (and any other miscellaneous limbs) can hold. Nearly trampling over a microscopic cockroach, they run behind the next person at the checkout line.
Stopping for a moment, one of the ravenous teenagers notices – “there are more like us….” As the eyes of the teenager trail upward, she views the round shape of donuts peeking through the translucent bag, held up by a lightly tanned hand. Daring to look further, she notices the face is of Asian descent – possibly Chinese. At that same moment, the donut boy and teenage girl lock eyes and nod in agreement – they were all victims of what is officially called “midnight munchies.”
--lol--
True story too! Haha – just told in a more imaginative way I suppose. Nate and I were needing a serious sugar fix around midnight, and apparently, Mr. Donut had the same idea, lol.
As for this morning, I had the strangest thing happen to me on the road (yes, again). But for once, it was a good thing! Well…suffice it to say I had the best damned-looking tailgater following me on my way to work, lol. Looking up in my mirror to see who exactly had such gall to be Gremlin’s enema, I was quite pleasantly surprised to see a very VERY close look-alike of Vin Diesel was behind me. And I must say…with as good as that guy looked – he probably could have hit my car and I wouldn’t have noticed, haha. Nah…but seriously though…that boy looked GOOD. XD
And speaking of Vin Diesel – let me be the first to say…although his appearance in Tokyo Drift lasted all but a minute, he still looks miiiiiiighty fine….:D
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| Anticipating...I Will Be Waiting... |
[07 Jun 2006|11:54am] |
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A little over a week now and I’ll be sitting behind the big screen watching Tokyo Drift with my two best guy friends. I’m sure that even the audience will provide their own show too with their modified cars. It’s going to be incredible – it just HAS to be. Every sport gets their time in the limelight, it’s about time that drifters get theirs. And Initial D just doesn’t seem to cut it.
And speaking of cars…my own little Gremlin has been bitchy since the beginning of this week. We replaced the alternator, and the car still wouldn’t start up. The battery was fine, as were all the fluids needed to run the car itself. As it turns out, the battery terminals were loose and completely corroded. Thankfully enough, it was only a $2.50 fix.
Need to get the info on AFO too…maybe Dan can tell me what’s up with that.
Dawn has a twin – scared the living shit outta me too, when I saw the so-called “twin” walking by Dan C. and I (we were just about to get in the car when this happened).
Cops are on the rise again – I think they want to have more speed traps installed for the street racers around town. (Good luck with that one there, boys.)
Oya…and supposedly – a fair trade is a Pooky bear for a pagan cross charm on a necklace. *inside joke*
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| Sixteen Days And Counting! |
[31 May 2006|03:00pm] |
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Sixteen days until Tokyo Drift comes out. So far, every local team is going on opening day. I was hoping to get a bunch of people together to take up an entire row of the seating – but so far, that goal is a bit unrealistic. At the moment, we only have three others accompanying us to the movie debut (excluding myself) and no one else we know seems as enthused to go see it either. Oh well – at least the movie will be f-ing amaaaazing! :D
On the bright side, I’m hopefully going to the beach this weekend with Dan C. and his sister. I felt so bad when I found out that only one of her friends came to her birthday party – and the other three even said they were coming, but never showed up. She seems to love the beach just as much as I do, so after hearing about her getting stood up, I figured she may as well tag along on our trip.
But first and foremost – this girl has to go to the chiropractor…there are three bumps sticking out beneath my skin that start from the top of my spinal chord – and I’m guessing I have one hell of a problem when I can scarcely touch the bumps and find myself screaming. Let’s just hope this is amendable? O-o’’
Oya…we now have two rabbits in the yard. Asagi and Usagi – and I think they’re twitterpated, lol. ^-^
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| Emotionally Defectiveness |
[26 May 2006|02:49pm] |
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Plans for the weekend:
-Friday-
Work.
Go help Dan C. find a job.
-Saturday-
Hang out with Viet Dan?? *poke poke*
-Sunday-
Possibly kidnap Viet Dan again.
Hang out with Nadia?
-Memorial Day-
If Nate isn’t still pissy, have him help me fix my car. -.-‘’
Heh…Mr. Levy (the owner of the store) had me type a company letter for him. It was sort of funny to see him watch how fast I could type and try keeping up. ^-^’’ Cheap thrills, I know, lol.
Oya…a new self-enlightenment today…I’m emotionally defective. Seriously. O-o’’
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| Stop Being Such A Woman! |
[25 May 2006|11:26am] |
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Nate: Remember what you said you didn’t want me to do with Sara?
Jin: Er…no? I never said I “didn’t want” you to…*stares at Nate, fairly confused at his choice of wording*
Nate: You know…the thing I said I wasn’t going to do with her because I didn’t feel anything for her?
Jin: What – have sex with her or something?
Nate: *nods in agreement* Yeah…
Jin: And this pertains to your previous bitching session how…?
Nate: It doesn’t…but remember I said I wanted to do that with someone I *places emphasis* CARE about? *intently stares at Jin*
Jin: *looks away* Well – shit happens.
Nate: Yeah…but I just wanted it to be with someone I care about…*tries making eye contact with Jin’s reverting eyes*
Jin: Yeah – you kinda mentioned that already…besides, what the hell do you want me to do about it?
Nate: Nevermind…
--End Dialogue—
What…the…f*ck…I’m sorry I don’t feel guilty for not doing that with him – but uh, I just don’t feel that way about him…nor will I ever.
I think there’s only one guy in the world right now that I would actually allow to even get that far with me – ironic thing about it is…I don’t stand a chance with him, lol. No soup for me. ^-^’’
Alright…enough of that…here’s my available plans for this weekend:
Friday: a) hang out with the guys (Nate and Jason)
b) hang out with Dan C. (the Peruvian)
Saturday: a) go to the beach with Nate and Jason
b) go to the beach with Nate, Jason, and Dan C.
c) hang out with Viet Dan (if he’s not too busy button mashing)
Sunday: a) meet Dan C.’s family to avoid my own
b) hang out with Viet Dan (and hope he isn’t surrounded by a mob of people like usual)
xendx
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| A Victim Of Irony, haha |
[24 May 2006|11:38am] |
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After meeting this new “Peruvian,” I’ve officially seen recessive genes at their best. Judging by his appearance, he looked part Vietnamese and part something-I-couldn’t-quite-put-my-finger-on. Turns out, his great-great grandfather was Chinese. And somewhere down along the line, Japanese, Italian, and Peruvian bloodlines created a very tan, slanted-eyed guy whose facial structure resembles that of an Italian while the rest looks of Asian origin. I’ve spent the past four afternoons with him – hanging out, wasting time, and avoiding the maniacal mothers we both have at home. To be honest – I’ve had fun, lol.
Nate doesn’t seem to be too happy about how much time I’m spending with the guy though…and I’m fairly sure as to WHY that is, but at this point in time, it doesn’t really matter either. I’m hoping though…that those two can get along when we try going to the beach this holiday weekend.
Metrocon is this weekend too – I won’t be able to make it though…much thanks to myself being a victim of irony this past weekend. Short summary – I visited my best friend Nadia on Sunday and decided to go meet the Peruvian for the first time shortly thereafter. While driving around the town, I managed to knock over a sign (that thankfully no one saw), and get a flat tire. Ironically, the flat was not caused by knocking over the sign but by the crappiness of Apopkan roads. -.-‘’ Even more so, the TIRE that went flat was the same one I was considering replacing (because it was looking a bit bald and had lost most of its tread) the same day I had the other one replaced only a few days prior to that event. Thankfully, I had a donut that I could put on – and was graciously put on by Nate. I tried going to work the next morning on that same donut – knowing I couldn’t exceed speeds above 45 mph…the next thing I know, my car is bouncing up and down nervously and I realized I was now riding on the rim of the donut. Long story short, I was a half an hour late for work and accompanied by a brand-new tire on the upper passenger side of my car. Three scores for irony – zip for me, lol.
I’ve got to laugh about it though – I mean, in all seriousness…if a friend were to tell me this same story, the irony in it all would simply be too much to handle. But – that’s me.
And er…much thanks to my $60 investment in two new tires…well – my trip to Tampa is delayed until further notice. X-x
Enough babbling – I think I do too much of that as it is. ^-^’’
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[20 May 2006|12:05pm] |
More Updates:
1) Nate has a golden ball.
2) I'm getting a somewhat new tire.
3) I'm going to kill the new brake pads I'll have put on today in about...3 months.
4) The beach trip got called off - much thanks to Mom's 2 hour long bitching session last night.
5) Still on for kidnapping Nadia tomorrow.
6) Mom has threatened the following:
a) To put all my shit on the roof of my car.
b) To take everything of mine and donate it to the Salvation Army.
c) To lock me up in my room until I "obey" her.
d) Nothing I haven't already heard before.
7) There are neo-nazi ducks near Jason's house.
8) Nate can catch a duck.
9) The Da Vinci Code rocked. :D
10) I'm going to see The Omen on 6/6/06 to go spite my mother and family. XD
11) Another Peruvian seems to have found me - perhaps he's related to the smaller version? :p
12) Meep.
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