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I bet Laney will get a kick out of this one.

So as you may assume from the title, today wasn't one of my best days. I woke up an hour later than I planned, but thankfully Mr. Ramon is always okay with students coming in a few minutes late. Rushing in the morning and coming to school with wet hair (especially in this fall weather) aren't the best ways to start your day; though, this part is entirely my fault.

The worst part of the day was my mosquito bite, which is precisely two inches in diameter and located near my knee. It hurts, itches, annoys, irritates, drives me insane, etc. For the past hour I've been relieving the pain with some ice cubes--not the best idea, since I'm prone to getting sick when my body temperature falls (mosquito allergies, poor immune system..why?!).

Actually, I think I got an extra gift (a bite on my foot) from my mosquito friends from the Getty Villa too...

THE GETTY VILLA, MALIBU:

Hands down, one of the most beautiful art museum I have ever visited. Michelle and I were practically ooing and cooing when we saw this part of the Getty Villa (pictured above). I think they did a pretty good job of imitating Greek architecture (of course I've never been to Greece, so I can't make an accurate critique of the buildings). We didn't have enough time to visit all the exhibits, but in two weeks (October 14) Mr. Ramon is taking us on a field trip to the Villa so it's all good =)

PEACE by Aristophanes:

My very first impression of the play were "vulgar, perverse, gross." Not that we weren't warned about how offensive Aristophanes's plays would be, but of course Michelle and I were never exposed to such, for the lack of better words, crudeness. When Ramon told us it would be vulgar, we were thinking in terms of profanity and racial slurs. Oh, how wrong we were.

Enough about first impressions. I really enjoyed the message and idea behind Aristophanes's play; I opened my mind to the actual content when the actors held a Q&A with the audience. The fact that the actors chose Peace in such times is admirable and bold. "It's our personal anti-war protest." Haha, I liked that.

So I guess my day wasn't so bad after all.. =)

I am

exhausted.

Who

What

Where

When

Why

How

This boy

By James Morrison

I'm still here, 
But it hasn't been easy, 
I'm sure that you had your reasons, 
I'm scared for this emotion, 
For years I've been holding it down, 
For years I've been holding it down. 

This girl tries her best everyday, 
But it's all gone to waste 'cause there's no one around, 
This girl she can draw she can paint, 
Likes to dance she can skate, 
Now she don't make a sound. 

We'll play in our park, 
'Till it's too dark for us to see
Well we'll make our way home, 
With mud on our clothes, 
She won't be pleased. 

I'm still here, 
But it hasn't been easy, 
I'm sure that you had your reasons, 
I'm scared for this emotion, 
For years I've been holding it down, 

And I,
Love to forgive and forget, 
So I, 
Try to put all this behind us, 
Just, 
Know that my arms are wide open, 
The older I get, the more that I know. 

Well it's time to let this go. 
I got to let it go

???

My blogs sound like college essays?

Is that bad?

Maybe I should change my blogging style.

i love

MUSIC. Wow, I am experiencing an "epiphany" right now. No, not just a sudden realization or an "AHA moment" (excuse my Ramonism), but more like Plato's Allegory of the Cave type of epiphany. Music: it is so good, so sweet, so refreshing (Laney, this is where you say "finally, you sheepish plebeian").

I always thought of myself as a mainstream music type of person, and I accepted myself for it. Now, I feel really lame and ignorant about not truly appreciating the blissful world of  non-mainstream (?) music. Actually, this is all thanks to you guys (Laney, Ben, Paul and Michelle) and your sweet playlists. Recently I've been listening to more talented artists--Priscilla Ahn, Ingrid Michaelson, James Morrison (a bit mainstream, but not too much) and NERD.

I know I'm a little bit behind on this evolution from the "middle school kiis fm love" to real, real, music; but hey, I'm glad anyway. So for now, no more (well, only for awhile): Ne-yo, Keri Hilson, Taylor Swift, and any other artist that frequents the Kiis fm "top songs" list. Oh, and definitely no K-pop (except the ones they play at Tous Les Jours, I guess).

My new (except for The Beatles, everyone's all-time favorite band; I'll love them forever) favorites:

P.S. All of you I mentioned up there must compile a super playlist for me.

I MUST

- Start watching The Office. I saw a youtube video of it today and it totally made me laugh :)

- Start exercising! How many times do I say this, and end up not following through..?

- Sleep at 10 pm today.. Please

- Give my dog some water.

- Make some new friends, just because!

- Force myself to drink at least six cups of water per day.

- Keep myself informed about basketball and well-known athletes. I didn't know who Derek Fisher was until this week, sad.

- UPDATE MY ITUNES

- Buy Anooooooooby some snacks, and laney some healthy food.

Just a thought.

<----- I'm wearing pants that I stole from my grandma in Korea. Nice, right? It's the most comfortable thing ever. It's long enough to protect me from vicious mosquitoes too. 

Thank goodness we can still feel the Californian sun; thinking of the dreadful, cold winter and how many vitamin c tablets I will take is really unpleasant. But, I'll just enjoy the good weather for now.

Today in Statistics we watched a video on Andrew Wiles, a professor at Princeton and a well-known mathematician. It was about his life long dream of proving Fermat's Last Theorem, which took him seven years to do; only, his proof was flawed. These people really make me think about having, or trying to have, a purposeful life. Where do they get these inspirations? Where do they begin? Where will their goals, if accomplished, take them?

So my recent knowledge of Mr. Wiles and the epics (Gilgamesh and Achilles) we have been reading in Ramon's class are challenging my views on well, everything. Like what really motivated Gilgamesh and Achilles to be the great men that they were (according to the epics), when they both understood and believed that all men and women are equal in death? Especially since these two come from cultures that don't believe in real consequences or rewards in the afterlife for having morals (or lacking them),  like I do.

Anyway, this is just a thought.

something new

I wanted to escape the routine of just getting a vanilla soy latte or caramel macchiato, so I tried something new today: Iced Green Tea Latte. Don't judge by it's looks; it's definitely one of the most delicious tea drinks that I have ever had. It kind of tastes like drinking melted vanilla ice cream, with the unmistakable green tea "scent". It isn't too sweat, and it isn't bitter at all (something you'd expect for tea). Plus, you get to convince yourself that you're trying something healthy; a healthy mind leads to a healthy body =).

Speaking of healthy body, I need to get some exercise. Some sleep would be nice too.

I miss summer, even the blazing weather.

my vice

No, not just a sale. An Urban Outfitter sale! Right now, I feel like Rebecca Bloomwood (shout out to fellow Confessions of a Shopaholic readers, Michp).

To shop or not to shop? It seems so trivial or even stupid thinking about this, but sales are ruining my life. I'm spending way too much money on my debit card, no! I must be frugal, I must be sensible, I must be sharp. MUST.

Every time Urban Outfitters has some type of sale or event like this, I can't help but to be consumed by it. I can rarely keep the promises I make to myself every time I get a paycheck: No, not this month. No spending on unnecessary things. But then, I start to think (a disadvantage to myself, really)...clothes aren't unnecessary at all. I mean, the more the merrier, right? You always need more clothes. Always.

And now that the season is changing, I'm going to be tempted to buy some of their gorgeous yet overpriced"late fall catalog" items. Like, for example, this bag: Isn't it gorgeous? The best part is, its on sale too! $68 to $39, amazing. I know that sometime this week, I will fall into UO's temptations and look at what's on sale, probably building up my wishlist in agony. (Hey, none of you better get this bag. It's mine ;))

I have a problem. But hey, the first step is to simply admit it.
Can somebody teach me what the next part is? Please.

my cuties

I seriously have the cutest dog in the world, Lucky:

Can't say the same for my cat though, Chanel:

They're on my mind a lot lately. Lucky has this skin problem these days; I think it's because it's been so hot this summer. Hopefully it gets better :(

And my troublesome cat is pregnant, I think she'll give birth soon. Thus the tiring task of giving away the kittens begins:

A 2 weeks notice

Actually, a one month notice. I told my boss (Tous Les Jours) that I wanted to quit, finally. But then my good friend Alice also brought up that she wanted to quit, so rescheduling was pretty mind boggling.

I guess in one month, I'll be free! I wish I could leave sooner, but since the manager said he could take out all my weekday shifts I think I can survive. No more bakery, no more mean customers, YES!

But now, I have to find a kid I can tutor. Hopefully I can find a job in one of those korean tutoring places like Elite or Enopi. I have to review some basic math and biology, anyway. (p.s. maybe Michelle can take my place at Tous Les Jours! haha).

I didn't expect senior year to be this busy, at all. I don't think I'll be able to have any fun until this semester ends, unfortunately. For now, it's SAT prep (ha) and college applications. Hopefully next semester I'll be able to take a breather.

Oh, the joys of being a senior.

By the way, look! A double piercing:

A first for everything.

Okay, it's a little bit odd to start blogging again after Xanga (every Asian had one at one point in their lives). It probably won't be as JUICY as the blog title suggests, but bear with me!

So senior year has been a mixture of excitement and disappointment, of laughter and tears. I can already tell that this year will be the most difficult, most challenging and most grandeur year of high school. The amount of coursework is equal to that of junior year's, bummer. But I can't deny that the senior privileges, like leaving for lunch (getting real food), is awesome. Except, I've only done it once because Rachel hasn't got her lunch pass yet!

Anyway, I just wanted to establish what I expect of myself and this year, in this personal blog of mine. First, I will not be an example of senioritis. I guess my "bad" study habits won't go away, but I promise I will not be dumb enough to throw away everything I've gained. Second, I want to keep in even closer touch with my closet friends (HERD + my bestfriends). Lastly, I want to enjoy this. I want to enjoy my year. Especially since I'm applying to schools all over the country, it's depressing to think that this may be the last year in California. I'm going to soak up all the sun that I can, literally and metaphorically.

Basically, these items are what occupy my mind:

College, college, grades, college, friends, friendship, college, California.

Yeah, I need a break.
Let's do something fun, oh followers :)