SJSU: Leslyn's Graduation

Mermaid and I attended Leslyn's graduation on the 23rd of May (Memorial Weekend) in San Jose, CA. The weather was perfect! Despite the perfect weather, Mermaid and I were shielding ourselves from the sun since we didn't have enough sunblock protection (I freckle easily and Mermaid would like to keep her peachy skin, silly girl). Before I left Elk Grove, I had to close down one of my accounts with a bank that was bought out by another bank. I didn't want to stay with the bank since I saw no need in doing so since the old bank is now non-existent and the policies of the new bank is just too familar with another bank I'm with. There goes one of the best old fashion bank where they all know your name with a small town feel. RIP Downey Savings. But closing the account was a bitch due to the policies of the new bank. Crisis, I tell ya! I don't want to go into the boring details of the simple task that needed to be done, so let's just say instead of spending 20-30 minutes, I actually spent over 2 hours dealing with the hairy situation. I should have closed the acount before it became US Bank, but that was my fault. This is how it's going to be. Bigger banks buying out smaller banks. Due to this annoyance, I was an hour behind on schedule for leaving for the Bay Area. I picked up Mermiad and Philliam and we went on our merry way blasting hardcore Disney shit and singing "Under the Sea" at the top of our Rastafarian lungs. We got to San Jose State University a little after 3:00pm, so we made it in time since the ceremony would begin at 4:00pm. Yay! How adorable is SHE? She pulls it off so well! We meet up with Russell. And finally! The grad girl herself! We begin fussing with her like mothers do. They spelled Leslyn's name wrong and even pronounced it wrong during the ceremony! WTF? That dress makes me look big. Or am I that big?? -___-;; Us friends. We're missing someone... Gurd! I look so stupid... But look at the girlies!!! Mermaid and Russell catching up. Philliam reading the program. Congrats Leslyn in completing her Bachelors in Studio Practice! If you need a photographer, I know a good one.

Samuel Brannan

Funny man he was. All of his major accomplishments were usually mixed in with his alcoholic behavior. I wish I had chosen to do my research on him instead of Ida B. Wells since he is a Californian, why not write a paper on my own people of the past, right? Don't get me wrong, Ida B. Wells is a woman who I truly admire, but there is something funny about Sam Brannan's history that would've been bizarrily fun to study. He was a great Californian entrepreneuer who couldn't hold his liquor. At one point in California history, he was the richest man in the state. It was him who had made a lot of good impact on the city of San Francisco (one of his landmarks: Brannan St.). He lost all his money when he divorced his wife who took half of everything he owned (lots of lands, buildings, etc. meaning he had to liquidize 'em to pay the dues!). What got me interested in him? It was by one of his quote when he spoke to a group of potential investors in what is now known as Calistoga, the resort town he founded. He meant to say that the town would someday be known as the Saratoga of California but the alcholic beverages got the best of him. Instead he said "Calistoga of Sarafornia." Bless his heart.

Ahem...

These are from last Friday's news. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to further cut school funding by $680 million and eliminate in-home care services for the majority of current recipients, his Department of Finance announced today. Source: http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1902345.html The governor was in Livermore this morning dedicating the "world's largest, highest-energy laser system," right around the time his Department of Finance was announcing $3 billion more in state spending cuts, including less money for schools and adult daycare. Source: http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/022671.html o_O

quick update!

If you want to know what happened last weekend, I'll refer you to Ariell's page. She's got the summary of it here and here.

It was nothing too fancy. Much fun and great memories. Other things are left to be forgotten that night.

what is it with you???

I asked myself that this very evening when I was finally in solitary. Wasn't it just last year? Perdoneme, almost a year ago, the year has not yet ended. That was then. I thought I knew how my future would pan out. Everything should go according to how I envisioned it from the moment I officially became an independent adult. Is it wrong that I am questioning myself now? Then and there, feelings of my old image is resurrecting; I am unsure and confused. "I thought I got rid of you?!" I exclaimed as I stared into the mirror, at face with my old image. I thought I was done with all that unsureness and confusion up to this date. Why am I questioning myself now? More importantly, why now? I honestly thought that life would go according to how I had anticipated it. Today, I am unsure and confused. Apparently, life is funny like that. Things do change. Quickly, too. I'm not accustomed to change. I don't fare very well in change. Even my body can't adjust to sudden abrupt changes in weather (which is why I have been so frighteningly ill this past week). So now you know, I don't take change very lightly.

Change.

It's that word. The word that completely flipped my, then, world around. That complacency I had. The comfort of knowing. The schedules, the habits, the peacefulness, the predictability, and again, that luxury of my keen mental perception and understanding in my seemingly, then, perfect world. Also, the sheer dullness of it all. The dullness that I had once enjoyed. Then, I was not the eager person to chuck my planner out the window. Then, everything was planned, always scribbled, created into an agenda, made times for everyone and everything. Nothing can be changed once planned. 

Little did I know what I know now of the outcome. More like, my outcome. Why do I feel that the world just quickly caught up with me. The world is having it's downfall, but before that, I already had my downfall. My downfall? Just an emotional one. What am I rambling about that's gotten me so worked up? I'll ponder on that some more as I drift away to dreamland. Maybe I'll find some calmness there as opposed to the chaos I've stirred up. Then again, my dreams will forever be unsure and confused.

sick...

I've been sick since Monday. Throwin' up by the gallons, I tell ya. Bed ridden the entire Monday, called in sick to work. Went to only 2 of my classes on Tuesday and had to skip my last class due to major joint pains and headache. Ended up getting frozen yogurt to cure my aches and agony followed by some heartfelt cartoons. 

Wednesday. Thought I was doing good. Woke up at 6 am and declared to myself "Today, I shall work and go to my one and only class!" Hobbled out of bed to hit the alarm only to be met by my disgruntled head pains and back pains and more joint pains followed by... yet another barfing session. ooh yes. 

...turned off the alarm and hurled myself back to bed. Woke up at 8:58am, already 58 minutes late to work. Called in, said I still wasn't feeling well, then passed out again. Woke up again at 10:12am. Hobbled out of bed and to the bathroom, fiddled for my toothbrush, began the brushing process with half eyes closed. Went back to bed and just laid there. Then I decided that my headache wasn't as bad as Monday, so why not surf the web?

Got on craigslist.com, clicked under "missed connections" (ooh yah!) to began my morning readings. Well, I came across this that really just razzledazzled my day. 

wtf?!?!

this dude/dudette should be kept far away from society. First off, I had a hard time trying to follow what they were trying to say due to run ons, incompletes, and grammar issues. They must have been in a hurry since they had about 3 minutes left on the public computer and the 12 year old is telling them to hurry the fuck up! HAHA! 

I better get off the computer and do some yoga if my joints permit. I'm going to try and see if I can make it to my class tonight since I missed it yesterday. Hopefully I'll get better. Also thanks to everyone who checked in to offer some advices and tips on overcoming whatever illness I have. =)