Hapkido/Dragonboat Thoughts.

Hello. Now so that I won't bore you, this one will not be as long as my last one. I've been thinking lately why I do this thing I do called Hapkido. I thought for like an hour for one good reason. I couldn't. So now I think I might give it up, although I don't really want to.

I've also thought about this Dragonboat thing. If I make it, what will happen to Track? I did Track to stay in shape, but I guess it grew on me. It be werid. Anyway, so I think that I'll just give up Dragonboating too, if I make it onto the team. There's not much reason for me to join.
I asked my mom for a Rubik's Cube for me Birthday. What a geek.

When we long jump, we're told to look at the houses.

But that doesn't work for me.

I have to look higher to get the same distance as others...

Ahhh Lent... is Over!!

I'm back again, fellow interweb addicts! For those of you who are wondering why I was absent for the last 40 days, I was taking part in a Catholic feast called Lent where we fast for 40 days and 40 nights. It ends on Easter. Which is why I'm here typing. Anyway, I still wrote some journal entries. Because somethings were just too awesome to be contained. Here they are in chonological order:

Skilled! March 10, 2006

Well, you eager reader(s?) are probably wondering why I haven't been online for a while. Well the reason is because I have given up the internet for Lent. Yep. I finally did something religous of my own free will. I think this a major milestone for me. Maybe I'll be able to enjoy church. Nah, probably not. Anyway, It's been about a week and a half since Lent had started, and I am indeed holding up. Barely. The temptation is much too great. But the good news is that I'm resisting temptation, trying to be faithful to my commitment to God. Anyway, coming back from my religous epiphany.

I am writing this on Friday, March 10th, 2006. A lot happened the last couple of days. First, first ever track meet was cancelled due to frigid rain. Damn rain. I got second in my heat. Joy Joy. Also, I lost my glasses. Not so Joy Joy. Then a bunch of my dad's friends came over for acupunture, and one of them was an optomitrist, apparently. He knew my perscription just by looking at my eyes. That is skill!! I strive to become that good at my job. And I got new glasses today. They look like Mike Kim's but not. My brother says I look "nerdy", so be prepared for a nerdy me come Monday. Friday. I got my phone confescated because it went off in Stupi's class. So I spent an hour waiting around for her to turn it into the dean by going to a track meeting, and then spending another hour picking up trash to get my phone back. I had to skip practice to do it too. Shame on me. This weekend is going to be hecksa busy. I got a friend's birthday party thing @ 2 on Saturday, and helping a friend with his eagle project on Sunday. And squeezing in homework and two tee shirt designs somewhere in there. I finished a fourth of the design and haven't even touched my backpack. Ooo I predict sleepless nights in the comming days. I am fully aware that by the time I post this, it will have been in the past. BUT I need some sort of outlet to put my daily happenings, even if it isn't screamed to the world. So come Monday after Easter a masss flood of entries.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006. 10:49P.M.

Well, this is another lenten posting. Brought to you by the magic of digital storage. Anyway, my brother got his public school acceptence letter today. It turns out he won't be going to Lowell next year. I feel sad. If he went to Lowell, then I could be a big brother, not his twin. Like he'll actually believe all of the things I'd tell him. But I would also make fun of him and other stuff. I'm probably more bummed out then he is. I wanted to be his big brother.. even if it was only in school.
What really pisses me off though is the other people who got into Lowell from his class. Matt Lopez, Elliot S., and Will F. Now, I don't really hold any type of grudge against these guys, but why them? Will is really annoying. And I mean really annoying. Like he would stalk me at Lowell cuz he doesn't have any friends annoying. And Elliot. His personality just rubs me the wrong way. He's hella smart, but hella cocky. I don't know. maybe I'll learn to like him. I doubt it though. And finally. Matt Lopez. He's the son of the varsity baseball coach. I swear to God (but not really). Exact. Same. Last. Name. And he doen't really deserve to go to Lowell.
Another thing that's pissed me off is the stupid new, lax principal. Now I actually wish that Sr. Diane was still there, cuz then maybe my brother would have actually gotten into Lowell! I mean.. o wow day off every month, but not your first choice of a high school. sorry. Geez! Those two retiring really screwed my brother over.
Anyway, that's my rant. I really do feel that my brother should have gotten into Lowell. I'm diggin' Motioncity Soundtrack's "Commit This to Memory" CD. Especially "Better Open the Door". Great stuff.

10:09 PM March 26th 2006

Well, today is March 26th, 2006. A lot's been happening since my last "post". I'm barely holding on to my lenten promise. But I shall persevere. because then, the whole thing would be pointless. I just happen to see the calender hanging and decided to count forty days including Ash Wednesday. Forty days ends on April 9th!!! That's a whole week! But just be safe, I won't go on until Easter: 16th. Why does the chuch do this? I don't get it.
Anyway, onto my somewhat regular rantings. I have learned through my brother that Daphne Loves Derby is going to perform at Slim's on the 11th!! I was so psyched. Key word "was". Apparently, I'm going to be in Tahoe by the time they start playing, so there's no point in hoping anymore. Maybe I could get someone to go buy me a tee shirt...
Yesterday, was the Mustang/Gator Relays! They were alright I guess. Got there at 7:30 ish to warm up for the 4x100. Guess what? I never ran it because of the screwed up sign-in system. So I sat there for the better part of 5 hours watching random races and talking to people. After my 100 race, I went to Subway cuz I was starving my ass off. Ahahaha how stupid. Anyway. I get back from Subway to learn that I was going to run the 4x400 relay. So I ran it. The miracle was I didn't cramp up in the middle of it. Amazing. Equally amazing is my time of 63.76..ish. I'm not sure if that's a good time or not, but I'm happy with it. If I could get a 50-something I'd be estatic. So, after the relays, couple of people went to Chevy's!! Not the best food in the world, but OK! Yeah. Buncha laughs, Buncha talking, Buncha singing from Latasha. Ended up paying like $35.00 bucks for me and Wilson. He owes me $5. I had a great time yesterday. If only my average day went something like that.
Before that, me and a bunch of my friends took my friend Adam to the Castro for the first time. Quite an experience. Little by little I'm expanding my social circle. I feel so accomplished.
Nothing in my music world atm(at the moment). Hooked on Daphne Loves Derby like a drug though. Damn.

April 6,2006 10:29 P.M.

A lot's happened this last week. Well, last week, if I remember correctly, was WASC. And so there were only three days of school then. Finished most of my homework on Thrusday and Friday, and then went to visit my cousins in L.A. Man! I wanna live in L.A. Anyways, it just so happened to be the same weekend where the Lowell track team went. But I didn't get to see them. Poor me. So.. On the plane trip to and from there,(in first class!) I read an article about the three best days spent in San Francisco. And so I read it. Turns out that this week, next week?, is the 100th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. It mentioned all these great sites to visit. And then I was a thinkin', it would be great to go to these places with someone. Someone I haven't found yet. So ya. My weekend was chock full of eventful things.
And now, the Lincoln meet. I P.R.ed (personal record) in the 400! with a 62.95! is that cool or what?!?! It could also be viewed as sad I guess, what I'll take what I can get. I also successsfully completed a 4x100 race. as the first leg. Maybe that's why I completed it. So today I did pretty well. I wish Andy wasn't behind on the times.. then I could celebrate sooner.
I have also learned that my cousins are going to drive up from L.A. with my mother this night, tonight. I must say I am excited.
Lent is over in -T 1 1/2 weeks! ooo I can't wait. I'mma go on myspace first, I think.
Corinne should stop being depressed, because she's got a lot of people that love her. I'm just saying.. haha So, basically everything I wanted to vent. I've gotta say, my mood has been miraculously lifted. Brother's gotten me into Reel Big Fish.. maybe he has some sort of taste in music after all...