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| Thursday, December 2nd, 2004 | |||
| 1:38 pm | perfect day So im sure you wanted to know how my mini vacation went… lets just say that it was exactly what I needed- A long quiet drive up the coast of California. I went with a few of my younger cousins at my feeble attempt to play tour guide. First day- Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park Apparently the two nights before it was cold enough for snow so on the drive up the sides of the roads were covered with melting snow. It was so cold! I cannot describe to you the magnificence of the trees except that there was like a quiet intensity in the air so here’s a picture: (About an hour and a half after we got there the sun began to set and the sky turned a light pink to red- orange. )  This tree was struck by lightning and eventually fell down and made hollowed out into a tunnel so that people could walk through it:  I shouldn’t have let my cousins have so much junk food. One of them was so hyper from the two bags of marshmallows she was eating in addition to the boxes of Pocky she had that she was shaking from the sugar. Second Day- San Francisco/ Sonoma/ Napa Valley Went to Chinatown to eat/ look around. Its frightening how much it reminds me of Hong Kong. I even managed to find Schweppes Cream soda!! Not to forget all the food you can’t find in san diego or la. AT around noon we headed to fisherman’s wharf since the cousins wanted to see alcatraz. Went on a boat/ took photos around the bay. Im so in love with SF at the moment, I plan on moving there sometime in the future. Reasons: - a large Chinese community to make me feel comfortable in my surroundings - its quite a large city with a decent music scene - Chinese food - Its in California - Not that polluted and right on the coast So at around 3ish I continued the drive out of the city to Sonoma for some winery tours. I wish you could’ve smelled the air as we drove through the valley.. its intoxicating (and not because I was drinking). WE went into one last remaining wineries in cali that grows their own grapes and ferments their own wine. Their specialty was diff. Types of “champagne”. Fantastically tasty stuff and managed to leave with a few bottles of it too! Cousins wanted wine but I played parent and they didn’t get any. Instead they managed to persuade me to buy them coffee which was a bad idea altogether. Third Day- Monterey Bay/ Pacific Grove/ Pebble Beach Its raining and we are driving up the coast. As we arrive along cannery row I now know where Coronado bases its architectural style. This town is like a world of its own- extremely relaxing. I decide to take the 17mile scenic route down through the affluent properties. Everyone gets out for a photo op and its freezing because of the wind chill. The winds are extremely strong and kicking up the beach sand. There are a number of ancient cypress trees everywhere. I spot this house in the distance and I loudly ask my cousins if it looks like the house from the film “birds”- this jogger stops when he hears this and says, “ because it is.” Hahaha. Tina Moment! I then decided to drop the kids off at the local arcade and walked down the beach and found a comfortable spot to finish my essays. I had a bit of a rapture moment in the midst of the beautiful sights.. its strange, it was like the sand beneath my feet, the sky and the ocean melted together and all became one. How refreshing..  This cypress is over 250 yrs old.  on the drive back to town we managed to make pirate jokes old in the time span of an hour. How is that possible? Ask me something I do know. i cannot wait until my Australia trip. ~Tina L. "Just a perfect day problems all left alone Weekenders on our own it's such fun" ~ Perfect Day by Lou Reed | ||
| Wednesday, December 1st, 2004 | |||
| 2:35 pm | talked to the lawyers and the family still hasn't made the deposit into my account. apparently the lawyers are taking further action with the family. this seems like it will never end. this better not affect my vacation in december. Tina L. | ||
| Tuesday, November 30th, 2004 | |||
| 6:34 pm | yowzaa! http://members.west.cox.net/na-mo-shira im drinking this Green Aloe drink that i got from Mitsuwa and its sooo good! i miss japan. I think im going to make miso soup tonight and reminisce. Tina L. | ||
| Monday, November 29th, 2004 | |||
| 10:22 am | its my birthday! i know y'all wanna leave me birthday wishes... oh btw i turn 20. Tina L. | ||
| Sunday, November 28th, 2004 | |||
| 10:26 am | is it bad that im hoping someone would leave me massive amounts of money so that i could be be a bit of a gypsy and travel all the time? now that im thinking, i kinda don't want to be stuck in a mind numbing job or have the "responsibility" or a "normal" life. Tina L. | ||
| 9:54 am | im back in sd from my little mini vacation- i got home late last night. ill post some details later along with highly embarrasing (or as i like to call it, a display of nerdom ) pictures. but i would like to say that san francisco is such an enchanting city- ive been there once before but i was quite young. i think i want to move there because you have (in no particulat order): 1) a large chinese population, large enough to make me feel comfortable 2) good eats 3) beauty 4) coastline 5) houses that remind me of coronado 6) music scene (most bands stop in SF) Tina L. Current Music: nerina pallot "idaho" | ||
| Tuesday, November 23rd, 2004 | |||
| 3:40 pm | the animals are secretly laughing at us i just got back from a field trip to the wild animal park (WAP) to study adaptations. I stood 3 ft. away from a cheetah out of its cage. (no there was no screaming involved) Its part of the WAP' animal connection program. I can't begin to describe how magnificently beautiful that creature is. i wish i had my camera which i didn't bring because i forgot along with the comfortable shoes. also saw- - california condors spreading its 9ft long wings - lions playing - gorillas shown defending its area - fed a giraffe - laughed at some people in our group Tina L. Current Music: garbage "cherry lips (go baby go)" | ||
| 7:45 am | i have just discovered a new shade of translucentness. saying that i couldn't possibly be any more pale or white is an understatement- its sick that i can basically see through my hands. i dislike cold weather- it was 45 degrees in my room this morning and i was found hudled in a fetal position under a mass of blankets. My brother came in to wake me up and he was throwing pillows but i couldn't feel it due to the number of blankets. Tina L. | ||
| Monday, November 22nd, 2004 | |||
| 7:40 pm | i got some codes for free itunes dl and its been 30 min and i still ahven't gotten a song. i could dl illegally for a lot faster.... oh and here's to procrastinating on my college admittance essays- i don't know how to write about myself but more importantly i don't like to write about myself. oi. noting makes you feel worse about yourself when you don't know how to answer specific questions about future aspirations or why i chose my major... do they want the truth? only 4 1000 word essays left! woot. Tina L. | ||
| Saturday, November 20th, 2004 | |||
| 9:42 pm | its set- im going to san fran for thanksgiving to take in some sights and them im back sunday night to prep for monday morning school/ my birthday. Tina L. | ||
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| Friday, November 19th, 2004 | |||
| 8:05 pm | to top my shitty shitty week i get in a car accident. no one was hurt no dents and only 1 scratch on another person's bumper. but of course now im scared she's going to file a claim and sue me. therefore there will be a hike in my insurance and the possibility of me not driving. PERFECT. Tina L. | ||
| Wednesday, November 17th, 2004 | |||
| 1:51 pm | the following conversation takes place between 8:47pm and 8:53pm (cue 24 theme music): M= female parental unit T= moi T: when are you guys leaving for your trip. M: on the 21st. T: so is anyone having a thanksgiving dinner? M: no. almost everyone will be in new york. T: oh. M: we will be back in time for your birthday. T: what?! you're only going for 8 days? M: what do you mean? we'll be back in mid december. T: My birthday is this month. M: no its not its on dec. 23 T: no november 29. M: ..... (long silence) well you are turning 21 you'll probably be partying with your friends anyways. T: no. i turn 20. i was born in 1984. M: (silence) the following conversation takes place between 9:00pm and 9:14pm D= male parental unit T= moi D: tina!!! T: what? D: why don't you say hi when i got home? T: because i didn't know you got home. D: how was school? T: well im failing 3 of my classes and right now im going upstairs to do absoluely nothing. (not true) D: good. how many years have you been in school? T: about 15. D: aren't you supposed to graduate this year? T: no. im transferring and right now im submitting school applications. D: oh. what's your major? T: communications. D: what's that? T: (cut lengthy explanation followed by father no listening) D: well what school are you going to? T: USC if no UCSD. D: you already made a descision? T: im applying for schools. D: why dont you go to a school over here. T: because its a waste and i have a greater potential going somewhere else. D: so you are going to be like irene and never call? always with friends? T: hopefully. even this is ridiculous. i don't know if i should laugh or cry . Tina L. Current Mood:  nauseated | ||
| Sunday, November 14th, 2004 | |||
| 7:32 pm | what's your take on these questions? The 18th century French philosopher Denis Diderot said, “Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.” Describe one of your passions and reflect on how it has contributed to your personal growth. In Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, the character of Howard Roark seeks to define success outside of the acceptable styles of the day. As a result, he is scorned, but ultimately finds power in individualism. What is your unique definition of success and what do you plan to do to achieve that kind of success? Newton’s First Law of Motion states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force. Tell us about an external influence (a person, an event, etc.) that affected you and how it caused you to change direction. tell me your thoughts. Tina L. | ||
| Saturday, November 13th, 2004 | |||
| 10:39 pm | i was in a good place feeling accomplished after reading 3 chapters in my bio book today.. Up until about 10 min. ago- Its just like my parents to keep me in the dark. im so depressed now. so, my family has been involved in a lawsuit regarding the family business for the past few wks. Basically the buyers tried to steal our business by not paying us. The buyers, were the aunt/ uncle of a former best friend that fucked me over personally in school. Basically, the story of my life was marked by his betrayal and deception. anyways, the lawsuit. Our stupid lawyers forced them to settle. The end result, my parents are out a lot of money which would probably have gone to my higher education. The fuckers basically got our business for more than 1/3 less than the asking price- originally 150,000 they paid 90,000. FUCK! Im pissed- i hate that family and i wanted major retaliation. i wanted to see them in bankruptcy. Their excuse to the judge- we didn't have enough money. SO, why would you but a business that you can't afford? STUPID FUCKS. im boiling with anger and very right now. not only that, but my parents just informed me taht they will be out of the country during thanksgiving. Which bleeds over to my birthday. Now, as much as i dislike the holidays i do like thanksgiving. im going to be alone for thanksgiving and my birthday. Now, not like i had any plans for turning 20 but im going to be alone. I like being alone alot but not on special occasions. i need to get the fuck out of here now. please get into USC please get into USC. i can't be here anymore. this situation is driving me insane. Tina L. | ||
| Friday, November 12th, 2004 | |||
| 5:05 pm | http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metr its so horrible that i can't stop laughing at that. Tina L. | ||
| Thursday, November 11th, 2004 | |||
| 9:21 pm | 11.10.04 free dominguez @ 1650 Los Angeles so as i mentioned before, the show was 21+ only. Free put me on the list as the merch girl and that was the only way i could remotely get into the show having no fake id. free calls me while im driving and lets me know that im supposed to get the cds from her guitar player. anyways, we got to the venue around 8:30 pm and get in line to go buy tickets. Right as i walk up to the front, the door guy stops me and asks me for my ID. so i give it to him letting him know that im on the guest list and that ill be doing free's merch for the evening. He says im not 21 so i can't be in the club at all. I inform him that its taken care of and to check w/ the people that have the guest list. He refuses to let me pass and im furious. I call corey the guitarist to see if he can talk to the people there for me and get the promoter outside but they aren't at the venue yet. So, i wait until he leaves his post and proceed to the ticket window. The people there were nice and took care of everything. we get inside the venue and i get a call back from corey saying that he's at the venue and they are loading their gear inside. The douche bag door guy sees me inside and starts yelling at me and asks that im not supposed to be there. So i tell him again that im going merch for free. He then proceeds to say, "i told you you couldn't be here! who let you in?!" so i tell him to talk to his superiors to get informed. he then proceeds to make me go outside. He doesn't even want to check the list. So i sort of yell for the other security guy who says, "i checked you in awhile ago. you are okay." he then gets the list and talks to the people at the window who all agree that im okay. i was allowed to be inside. The douche bag then storms off like a three year old girl with a hurt ego. the other security guard tells me to wait outside while he talks to the other guy. the douche bag is on the phone im assuming calling the club owner and i wait for maybe 15min. the guy is making me wait as to make sure the other guy is "ok" and make it seem like i didn't go over his head. the security guy pulls the douche bag aside explaining that everything checked out with me. douche bag then has to come over and "tell" me that i have to leave right after her set and that he better not see either one of us with drinks. firstly, carlin can drink all she wants since she's 21 and she paid to get in. When he went on his power trip i wanted to tell him off but i didn't want to make things more difficult seeing as how the douche bag needed to be in control. jackass. so i storm off back into the venue and see corey and i walk over to get the cds when the douche bag says that the door to the venue is the other way. i ignore him and get my stuff. so other than that drama, everything was pretty fun. we hung out with the band for a bit before the show. Free finally arrived a few min. before her set and gave us awesome hugs. (the best hug ive ever gotten) i haven't seen her in 5 or 6 months and she looked pretty great and seemed really happy with where she was at. she has so many good things going for her right now as well as wonderful opportunities. i couldn't be happier for her. the show: she played a really short set- 30min. but she had her full band! drums, bass, electric guitars, etc. i didn't realize how much i missed the "band" sound until she started playing. drums change everything and i love it. the past venues she's been playing at wasn't conductive for drums so ive only seen 2 shows w/ the drummer- those were last year when she first went solo. played: - questions + lies - back to me - relief - truth or a lie to believe - rosemary sweet - the sun dims with his smile - around the sun - wicked times this was her last show for the year. you don't realize how much you miss something until you feel or experience it again and this was one of those shows. the crowd always sucks in la but at least i was tehre and i had fun. Tina L. | ||
| Saturday, November 6th, 2004 | |||
| 7:45 pm | i just heard the new lennon murphy record "I am" and its soooo goood! i don't think she'll ever release it in the states which is a pity. Tina L. | ||
| Friday, November 5th, 2004 | |||
| 8:14 pm | ooh. i totally forgot to mention that i will be seeing free dominguez play on 11/10/04 @ 1650 in hollywood. its a 21+ show but im doing her merch for the night so i can get in. :) i don't know why i didn't have this idea before, could've saved me a lot of heartache from missing the shows. plus i haven't seen free in a looong time! apparently ray is back and they will finally play "silence" again. hopefully its a full band because i miss her drummer- last time i saw him play w/ them was back in nov. or so of 2003! im so excited! after the show she's flying back to france to finish her side project. Tina L. | ||
| 7:21 pm | the incredibles is so awesome!!!!! Tina L. | ||
