Christmas

Today was/is Christmas. To state the obvious.

It was ok. Salinas is boring. I sortof like being home, because its laid back. But at the same time it's boring. Excitingly, I got a new laptop...a tiny one. And my brothers got me a George Foreman grill. Which is more exciting than you might think. And Chris got me the book "Song Writing for Dummies", something I requested, in light of my renewed interest in writing music.

Patrick and I are watching The Office. My parents won't shut up. It's very annoying watching TV in this house, because everyone feels the need to talk over the TV. Very annoying.

Yes mom, I know you read this.

Anyways, I am really liking this dog running around my parents house. Her name is Cali and she is quite cute, and fairly calm considering she has to put up with Michael. And now my dad dumped Michael's new tools all over. Awesome.

I want to go see a bunch of movies that just came out. Valkyrie (randomest movie ever to release on Christmas day), Bolt (ok, so I got over my animated talking movies thing within the last few weeks), Bedtime Stories, and something else I can't remember right now.

Ok, parents don't understand The Office. I miss Comcast.

Ramble, ramble, ramble.

Musings and thus and such....

There was this guy at Hartnell, Robert, who used to always say "thus and such"...I always wanted to shoot him.

Anyways...

I thought I'd just write stuff, because its fun. I'm watching some random moie on the OnDemand. I like OnDemand, because theres always something on. I just don't appreciate their movie selection, the free movies are generally pretty lame. Although they did have this one movie this one time called "Peggy Sue Got Married" which I really liked. It had the younger version of Nicholas Cage in it (I like him alot, just not currently as his old self). It made me laugh, cry, and it changed my lfe. (Maybe.) Anyways, I am not actually watching this movie. Just sort of letting it heppen. Theres some movies coming out that I really want to see, but I don't think I can until they are on DVD. I am trying to save money for this new place I'm moving into in January. I want to have to borrow as little as possible from my dad. I'm really excited to move though. It will pretty much be the first time my life hasn't been completely unorganized since August. Seriously, my life has been way too much drama and stuff. It really never heps when you're moving houses every two weeks and your stuff is in three locations. So not cool. My new house is right by the best burrito place ever and a decent dance studio so thats good for me.

Speaking of le danse... I want to try to do Irish dance again. Hopefully in January. I've been thinking of growing my hair out again. Or just cutting it off altogether. Haven't decided which yet! Yes, I know... Such similar option.

My parakeet is being boring right now. But lately his flight patterns have been more and more interesting. Side note- I don't know who wrote this script....but two fifths of them should be shot. I was making cookies today, but I got bored so I guess I'll make the rest tomorrow. So far it looks like I'm graduating! I'm just waiting on one more grade. Hopefully my acculturation paper was good. Thats pretty much what that class was hinging on. It was hard only because the teacher was pretty bad. His tests were full of typos and written on a typewriter.

I've really wanted to write songs lately. I wish I was Jason Mraz. He writes very nice songs. I wish I could write songs as nice as his.

huzzah! rabbits for everyone!

Update on things

Ok so for those of you who have no idea what I'm up to...I'm sorry I haven't let you know sooner. (probably mostly Ami Ma and Papa Harold)

School is alright. I should be graduating this semester, unless a meteorite crashes or something. I am in 2 ensembles. Afro-Cuban Jazz, which kicks my butt weekly. And Wind Ensemble...which I am enjoying immensly. I am very sad we don't have rehearsal this week due to the director (Robert Busan) having to fly to Sydney for an emergency.

I am also teaching ballet once a week in San Mateo. It is a pretty good gig, I am allowed to make demands on things like hair and the uniform is strict and a classical approach is welcomed. Not Dance Arts. Thank goodness.

I am also working at Elephant bar still... I am a certified trainer- which is a nice title, but sometimes difficult. I still love waiting though. I stabbed myself with a fork last night...it really freaked my boss out. And I'm super excited because we're turning our busser, Rodile, into a server. Everyone loves him and I think he'll do great. He still needs to work on his English a bit and speak louder...but it's really cool for him to be able to progress like that. He'll make so much more than he does bussing.

Oh yesh, and I moved again. Bob hates moving...he flipped out. I hate moving too, but I didn't cling to the side of my cage psychotically like he did. Its ok for now, but the arrangement is month to month and I anticipate moving again as soon as something with friends opens up. I have no internet there though, if I can't steal it...you'll find me at Starbucks!

I'm sure I'm doing something else too....but I can't remember now...

Stuff and Stuff

So I love Wind Ensemble. Today Robert Busan said he "didn't like the brass attitude" and "never ask a trumpet player to do anything remotely complicated, except dress themselves". I'm sure not everyone took this well, but I thought it was hilarious! But I'm strange that way.

I felt like I did well today. But it didn't start out well. Band is at 11 and I showed up at 10 and couldn't figure out why there were "weird" people in the band room. Then I tried to play the wrong Chorale, one we don't even play- it was just in my folder. Thank God Tim pointed that one out!

Anyways, I'm not so down with the craziness of life right now. I'm really just wanting it to stop. I'm also not able to handle my new living situation just yet. Its ok, I just miss the comradarie of the old one. So I'm going to whole myself up in my computer.

Oh well. Whatevs... I'm already done with this whole idea. I told RJ I'd meet him and Sivan down at the beach for a bit...

Bye.

Darling...

Buy me a mink.

Have your cake and eat it too.

As I sip my Grey Goose Cosmo and finish "Last Holiday", a movie all about living life to it's fullest, I find I am just buzzed enough to toast Audrey, my shy friend on the far wall who has just had a great holiday at Tiffany's. Only she and I are in on the fact that I will someday gain the status she holds. Audrey and I get it, we live life, we don't wait for it to happen. As the movie quotes, "I keep waitin' and waitin' for something big to happen and then you find out you're going to die".

I take forever to post...

Life has been busy as always. This past month Chris turned 21 (I took him to Yoshi's), I got a job as a server at Elephant Bar, and school *finally* got out.

I quit my job at Starbucks on Monday. Everyone is sad but I am looking forward to NOT working 24/7. I start dancing with a new choreographer/group on Saturday. Paige is in the group too and it is going to be taped by a documentary maker. He is planning on making a documentary about creating a ballet and it may show on PBS and similar channels! Exciting!

Irk... I also need to get back to my fashion blogging now that school is out.