the hours I need

THIS IS FOR NESSA....I know you wanna kiss it!!! :P




SO this week has been...long to say the least i feel like it should freakin next week already..haha I have spent the week somewhat preparing for a presentation that I was gonna give at the command of the professor....it looks like ill be doing it monday for sure. Ive been kinda anxious about that because I never knew when I would be doing it till today after class. And I thank God for it. I dont feel very prepared to give a good presentation about Social Dance.....oo la la

Eek.....i have some allergies right now. I think there is a fire soemwhere. as in like wildfire cuz I ave been smelling it sine my drive home from school tonight.....i dont think ill be sleeping well again tonight.
so seriously whats wrong with me. the last few nights I have been going to bed at around 10 or 11 and i wake up at 8 30....and I feel so unrested and everyone tells me..even people I dont really know... " are you tired? You look so tired.." I cant remember the last time I woke up from a night of slumber and felt rested and awake....its depressing. I mean I love my sleep and all, probably more than food, but theres a point where Im like If im not going to sleep well I dont want to sleep at all but i feel so tired. Its horrible.

I watched Memoirs of a Geisha today. I forgot how good that movie is. It is just soo aesthetically beautiful... i wish I was japanese. no joke. they are just a beautiful and graceful race to me. watch the movie if you havent. Take notice there is some stuff that isnt so honorable in the movie but it isnt raunghy it just gives enough to tell you whats happening. But honestly thought this movie is lovely cinematically. well thats my lil spiel.

well.. time for bed. hopefully the smokey air wont affect my sleep in a bad way cuz I really dont need that. Maybe my pillow with give me peace tonight

Almost fall

The skies were finally gray and full of clouds that were swelling with rain. I woke up this morning feeling delightful cuz the love was gonna come in a downpour....
I wore a sweater in the house all day, pacing back and forth waiting for the heavens to burst in welcoming tears. It felt like fall was finally here adn life could finally begin!!! Fall and winter are my favorite seasons. I love fall for its chilly winds and introduction to the holiday season and the colors it brings. Winter brings most of the rain and cold for me, giving reason to bundle up like it was the east coast.

But the sky above disappointed me....she did not shower me in her drizzle. She just graced me by appearing but left without a drop.....sigh
she better not disappoint next time....i want a downpour!! love love love the rain!

Update on the schooling
It so happens that classes are somewhat enjoyable from time-to-time. I annoyed one of my professors and a few of my peers by correcting the professor on her ill grammer. Pure satisfaction! :)

Now and then, I reall ymiss my life back at Biola 1) because i felt like I had a life of my own 2) and mostly because of this i miss my friends. Its quite depressing being here alone and not having them here to cheer me on and be there for me. So post is for my friends at biola! Hannah, Bekah, Tessa, Shannon, Jaimee, Jayne, Kellyn, Nicholle, Christine, Katie, Blakeslee, Kelli, Cindy, Kathy, Aubri (whos in oxford) Kerri, Elizabeth, and Ellie.

the worst procrastinator....me

I dont even know if anyone reads this.....
anyways

Its two hours before my Philosophy/Critical Thinking class and I am studying for my very first exam of the semester. Cheeky. I think this is my most difficult class. I honestly thought it was gonna be a piece of pie but it turned out to be more confusing than I had planned. I was hoping to breeze by in ALL of my classes.
I must look the dumbest fool in the class because my first week of class, I did the wrong questions on a section of the HW, which turned out to be the only section she graded. ZERO!

The next assignment, I did the right questions but was just confused on how to answer the questions so I missed half of the questions. FAILED!

This last assignment, when I finally got my book, I had forgotten that because my book is the older addition that the questions would be in a different section of the book than the 9th edition, that i had been using in the library. So I did ALL of the wrong questions. The sweet boy who graded my hw offered to let me redo the entire assignment when we took a break from grading but I declined cause I felt like it was cheating. ZERO!
So, I now that i know which chapter in MY book goes with what in the Other book i know what the heck Im doing. Im so easily confused...ugh and am apparently not so bright.
I hope to make up all of my elementary mistakes on this test. The studying seems to be going well. Im doinf review and am missing hardly any. Just need to make sure I take my time on the questions.

Hopefully I can post some pics form my cousin Brianna's wedding soon. It was so beautiful. I can't seem to find my camera usb cord however.....hmmmmm

Wish me luck on my exam!!

so..a needle pulling thread

So a little sampler of whats been going down....
I have taken up embroidery and sewing.
Im really excited to get started on some of these small projects of created for myself. I plan on embroidering my "elephant-ear" skirt. Don't freak out its not made from that. I would never own anything so cruel its just this skirt I bought at Target like a year ago and Tante Bay says it looks like an elephant ear.



So I went to Joann's and got embroidery thread, fabric, some engraving paper and a pattern.
Im gonna make a blouse out of this really cute vintage looking fabric.
I have also decided to paint my room. Yes, Ashley, it wont look like it was your room when Im done. I gonna do.....wait for it.....a MURAL!!! cool huh? i cant wait.
now for the matter of school. well theres nothing really to say... there isnt anything interesting about it.
I had a really fun weekend though!!
i saw my lovely ladies at Biola and Tessa came down too. we went to disneyland and got to hang out the entire weekend!! so fun! i love and miss them terribly.

Ahem..Is this thing on?

I'd like to dedicate this next song to my beloved sister, Vanessa and her MAN Ryan. I hear this song and I think of you two! :)

This is "Lucky" by: Jason Mraz ft. Colbie Caillat


Do You hear me?
I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue
Ocean under the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying
Boy I hear you in my dream
I feel you whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

Lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Everytime we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you, I promise you, I wil

Lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to becoming home someday

And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music fill the air
I'll put the flower in your hair
Though the breezes through the trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now

Lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to becoming home someday

TO LISTEN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc_RIRCAF_w





LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Can anything go right?

so...i am taking units officially it seems. Im not too happy about it because I would like to take as many as possible so I can get the you-know-what out of here. hehe. 15 units was all I could get. Biology didnt work out. Italian. Oceanography. Chemistry. Algebra. yada yada...

let the games begin...

Over and under the weather

SO I started my first week of public, totally cheap, as I've been constantly reminded by my ever-so-wanting-to-save-money mother, parking-less college. Its, um, different to say the least. the professors seem to be pretty chill, like to through cuss words around casually and express how much they love africa (this includes one professor). My fellow classmates are an utter delight!; smelling of cigarette smoke or smacking on their gum like they had tar stuck in their teeth.

As you can tell I am thoroughly enjoying myself here. :) The first day was actually good.It was my physical science class (aka Physics) and the teacher was quite the jokester and I was beginning to this "I actually might like it here" 5 out of my soon-to-be 7 classes are at night. that's right! 5 days a week I am at school from 6-9:30, further adding to my growing adoration of the school. Anyways, I was walking back into the classroom after our last break and noticed a girl walk up to the professor trying to explain why she was two hours late to class. Hear voice sounded almost familiar but I couldnt really see her face to see if she looked it. I sat down at my seat as she sat somewhere in the back. He called her up to his desk to get her name and I heard him say " so thats C-H-O-I?" And I said to myself "No Way!" If you don't remember, Kimberly Choi was one of my really good friends in grade school. I remember her being so tall and graceful looking to me and having these strange jelly korean treats that were delish! SO, Im sitting there thinking should I say hi to her after class, will she remember me? anyways called mom after class and she urged me to greet her so as soon as i get off the phone, Kimberly walks out of the class and our eyes meet.

ANd I say," DO I know you?"

Kim looks at me backing away like I had a contagious disease and in a wary voice " CHHHanelle?"

Me:" Oh my Gosh, Kim?"

we both laugh and hug and talked a little about ourselves and how crazy it was that we are in the same class. ANyways, I thought it was cool.

But since that joyous moment, nothing seemed to thrill me about the school. I saw Tara Holguin at school and chatted how we were poor and couldnt afford our previous college and were now left to go to RCC and my class of Health science seems somewhat amusing. This class by the way is the class with the proud african professor. He has the right to be I know but it might be a bit much for my taste. Oh, and its the class that has a chapter on sex that mom and dad seemed eager to make me uncomfortable with..
Dad: I bet its gonna get crazy when you guys start talking about the sex chapter

Me: ya that what the professor said but whatever its only a chapter

Mom: so what else are you covering?

Me: Um, mental health, physical fitness, alcohol...

Mom: and sex?

Me: Um ya...? and drugs and...

Dad: sex?

Me: yes ( with an annoyed look) Its not that big of a deal guys just get over it...

Oh the joys of being a child and having your parents think talking about sex is awkward and weird...IT is when you're around...

lets see some more happy moments at school...

Oh I know its a billion degrees here and I have no A/C.. doesnt seem to bad. I can take it right?
SURE!

Unless you are in the car for an hour and a half, with NO A/C, looking for a parking space at school and missing your class!!








good times good times.....................................