Be proud I went to school today. I went to BOTH of my classes, was early, and stayed until the last minute. Wow. It felt good. I think it had something to do with drawing up my schedule and realizing that this is the last chance I have at these classes. I hope this quarter works out okay.

Well this morning I went to my Indo class, then went home to watch Passions & Days as usual. I am getting very, very hooked on both shows. The weekends feel so incomplete without new episodes. I took a nap and was >this close< to not going to Psych class... but I had to speak with the professor so I went.

On my way to class I was so hungry since I didn't have lunch, so I stopped by the vending machines. As soon as I saw the Hostess Cupcakes I had to have them. I haven't had those since High School! The days of the Hutch. Wow. It's been a while. I think back then they were like 50 cents or something. They were a dollar at UCLA. But, just for memory's sake, I bought them anyway. I almost spit out my first bite. They do not taste as good as they did back then. I don't know if the recipe changed, or if I'm more sensitive to sugar now or what. But anyhoo I couldn't finish even one cupcake, so I bought a bag of funyuns instead.

During class I was so bored, I started playing around with my jaw. And now my right side clicks. I got freaked out- don't want it to end up like my left jaw so I set up an appointment with my Orofacial Pain Specialist right away. I see him next Tuesday.

After school I had dinner with Richard at Ramayani. I haven't been there in a while either. I love the Shrimp Noodles there. We ordered quite a lot and were too full to walk afterwards. We went home and played with Moley for a while. He is getting cuter and cuter. I can't help thinking that I am so attached to him now. I've never felt this with any of my previous pets before. He's getting so big, but he still has a puppy face. I'm teaching him a new command. Theoretically, when I say "Moley, look out the window." he's supposed to go to the window, put his paws up on the sill, and press his nose into the glass. So far, he does it if I put a treat up on the sill. Tricky.

Well, that about wraps up my evening. I just got through watching The Bourne Identity. It was quite a long movie. Matt Damon ain't too bad though. Tomorrow is Richard's Birthday Eve. I need to start plannin.

Well... today was no different than any other day. Woke up late. Richard already left for the gym, brought me some Jamba Juice. There was no way I would have been able to join him. My chest is so sore from my workout yesterday :(. It's very hard to move around. Anyhow, I watched Passions. Added Days of Our Lives to my schedule... and pretty much hung out in front of the computer all day.

I resumed my job hunting, checking out sites such as hotjobs.com, monster.com, careerbuilder.com. Then I finalized my school schedule for the next year. Now that there aren't too many classes left, school doesn't seem so bad. I just... need to get back into the habit of studying! My gosh... whoever said old habits die hard... new habits are even harder to start!!

I met up with Thomas for a quick pre-dinner. Had some Chinese Chicken Salad & Sesame Chicken Wings from Feast From the East. One of my friends recommended it and I read good reviews so we decided to try it. Not bad.



I came back and watched TV for a little bit and then Richard came home from work and HE was hungry so I ate again. We ate at Versaille's on Venice. UCLA students will agree, the "Famous Chicken" is worth the $8. (Do you remember when it used to be $5.95???) Not to mention the mango smoothies. Yum.

Moley is so cute. So, so cute. I really like him. He's sleeping in his crate on his back. And he's making funny noises. (I think he's barking in his dreams)

Well, today was another long, lazy day at home. I did go to the gym this morning though. And I had a Jamba Juice lunch. I have a secret. I am not paying for my gym membership. I bought a pre-paid 2 year membership about 4 years ago and they... errr... forgot to keep charging. Oh well, lucky me But shhhh, don't tell.

So what did I do today. I watched Passions. I go nuts on the weekends when Passions is not on. It's quite sad. I understand that Passions is a very cheesy soap opera, but still. Oh and I finally finished Thirteen Days. I did fall asleep at the end though. Despite falling asleep a total of 3 times, I would say that it's a pretty good movie.

I had dinner at Sawtelle Kitchen. The Spicy BBQ Beef salad there is so yummy. Didn't do much after that. I sent out one more resume today.

Why am I so irresponsible these days? I'm so lazy to clean up... I mean 2 weeks ago I was vaccuuming twice a week and mopping on a daily basis. Now I won't even throw out my dead Valentine's flowers. My tree is dying. Not because I am not feeding it, but because the rain just crushed what was left of the standing leaves. Now I believe there are 3 leaves standing up, and 6 that have fallen over. Quite sad.

I did have a good surprise today. I received a hand-written letter from a dear, old friend which really put a smile to my face. You know, that's one thing nice about the world. That you find a couple of those other people out there that you can really just connect with. There are high-maintenance friendships that only last with constant contact, but then there are the ones that really last because of who you are, and not what you do. I don't think I'm making much sense. Oh well.

My entry got erased I am so annoyed!!! AUUUGGGHH. And it's not like my day was all that interesting but still, how annoying.

Okay, here's me starting over. I woke up late today and Richard had already went to the gym. He brought back some Jamba Juice for me though. I have been so lazy these past couple of days. Few days. Okay, okay, I've been lazy for the past week or so. I was planning on studying the whole day but I had to watch Passions. By the time Passions was over I got really hungry and Yona was at the Mitsuwa Supermarket so I had her pick me up some instant fried rice.

Now before you gag, this stuff is pretty good. It's japanese and you mix a rice packet with a seasoning packet and then stick it in the microwave for 2 minutes. The rice is actually plump & not dry. Good stuff. Anyhow afterwards I was still hungry so I ordered some spicy noodles & soup from Talay Thai. Then after a nice, relaxing bath, I decided I was going to study (again) but the delivery guy already came. It's hard to study & eat at the same time so I ate and watched TV instead. I watched K-19: The Widowmaker. But then right at the good part (the nuclear reactor in the submarine was causing a core meltdown) my DirecTV went down. AUUGGHH!! So I switched to my Tivo'd copy of Thirteen Days. But that didn't last long, I fell asleep. Too much of the Cold War.

Then I went to dinner at Saks'. A lot of good food for cheap. Just what I needed, more food. My appetite has been humongous this past week. We hurried through dinner because I had to get back in time to watch Joe Millionaire at 9pm.

And that was my day.

Job search update: Well I contacted a staffing agency but unfortunately they don't staff for part-timers. I sent out one resume today to an Asian in-language marketing/advertising agency. Fits well with my resume, hopefully I'll get a call back. If not, then it's time to mass-mail some resumes.

Favorite Item of the Day: Crede er Conditioner

This is an amazing conditioner, especially if you have stressed out or colored/dry hair. Marcela recommended this to me. Rather than using it as a regular conditioner, about once a week I put it in my hair for 15 minutes before rinsing. (Perfect as a bubble-bath treatment) It leaves your hair soft, shiny, and smelling really really good. Don't use too often though or else you'll get a build-up.

The weekend is over! I'm supposed to have a Physics midterm tomorrow but I forgot to study so I'm going to try to postpone it. Okay let me recount what I did this weekend...

I woke up late on Saturday morning and got ready to go eat lunch. Richard & I went to Johnny Rocket's on 3rd street with Anton & Jen. I still haven't had surgery yet on my jaw so I was unable to eat a burger... I settled for the chili cheese hot dog instead. After that we went apartment hunting with Anton & Jen. I wore heels and it was a bad choice. My feet were hurting. We hung out with them all the way up to dinner, which we ate at Furaibo. I hadn't eaten there in a while, so it was good! I like the torisoboro there. After we got back Richard & I couldn't think of anything to do or anywhere we wanted to go so we pretty much stayed at home, watched TV, played with Moley, etc. I realize now that I should have been studying for my Physics midterm! Oh well.

This morning we went to church at 11am. Then after that we had lunch at Mongol's BBQ in Westwood. I shared a plate with Catherine so it was the first time I finished my plate! (Even though there are "No sharing!" signs all over the walls, hehe.) After that we stopped by Rodeo Dr cos Catherine wanted to get a purse @ Gucci. I've been looking for a "bigger" bag... one where I can actually fit a lot of things and wear during the day w/ anything, and not look too much like a mommy, and I found one, I think. It's $595 though Well, we'll get me a job so I can have money to shop. I'm so broke right now it's depressing.

After that we met Anton & Jen at the Amandine Patisserie across the street, which has become Anton's favorite snacking spot. I felt like I've seen them everyday this week. Well, after that I went home to watch the Grammy's. You know, at first I thought that Norah Jones deserved all of her awards, then I found out she doesn't even make her own music. So what's all the jazz? I think John Mayer deserved more. Also he mentioned something about being 16 but in an article they said he was 24. So how old is he? I think Michelle Branch should have won more awards

And what a nice surprise! I wasn't expecting all of NSYNC to be there, much less sing a tribute! It was nice to see them share a stage again. Although I have to admit, although their vocals were in sync (sorry- had to do it), they didn't share their usual charisma. There wasn't enough interaction within the group, JC's hair looked horrible, and Justin needed to shave. I mean come on! The best looking tonight was Lance... that's a scary thought!

Anyhow I had dinner at Soup Plantation today.. I make a killer salad there. I was disappointed that they didn't have Clam Chowder but they DID have Cream of Mushroom. I've been craving that for a long time. I ate two bowls. I also ate a baked potato, some pasta, macaroni & cheese, Chinese chicken salad, caesar salad, my own salad, and... it was hard to walk after that. (Lot's of eating this weekend huh?) Moley's sleepin' already... I suppose I should too. The only thing that I'm looking forward to tomorrow is Passions. How sad.