i think he prefers the term "leaf people"
so i did want to talk about my oahu trip here. i also wanted to stick in pictures along with the stories, but the scanner isn't working and re-installing it twice hasn't helped either. i'll fix it in a bit and continue with the expected schedule. i guess i have something to do now in the next two weeks.
besides, im sad that i left. i was driving on the freeway this afternoon when behind me to the left i saw a car and the inside was bedecked with leis, which still looked relatively fresh, and i was thinking how "oh, 48 hours ago i was still there," and then i had the urge to cut in front of him
i get to cross off one more thing on my "things to do alone list." i went to go see coffee and cigarettes by myself in hollywood tonight, not a big deal, but nevertheless, a start, and in case anyone was laboring under the impression that i wasn't completely daft, i shall dispell those illusions now. i took APPLE SLICES to eat in the movie theaters, along with a book to read while i was waiting for the movie to start. i sang peggy lee on the way to the movie theater and back, and after coming out of the movie, i searched for the car for about 40 solid minutes, wailing and pulling at my hair.
i just noticed that i managed to skip the graduation schpeal (shpeel? shpeal? or how about spiel? sermon, more like) sentimental, ironic, nostalgic, or otherwise, because i realized im not the drippy kind. besides, reading everyone else's entries concerning the end of high school made it seem like they were ending their life instead of 4 years of, well, high school. instead, i'll assume the hard-headed business woman role and list off
WHAT I LEARNED IN HIGH SCHOOL
1. men's deodorant is better than women's
2. always be nice, polite to friends' parents. it's more than likely you're wasting either their time, money, or food, and you might as well make it enjoyable. besides, they probably know more about you than you think. this is in addition to, of course, your own parents
3. when possible, put the car in drive instead of reverse
4. it takes a minimum of 21 days of performing an act daily for it to become a habit
5. the only time there is such a thing as a healthy obsession is in extreme cases, as in if someone is very overweight and is obessed with eating right. otherwise, as in being obsessed with people, a way of life, looking perfect, doing right, always getting the right answers, isn't good. i would prefer attachments/passions/enthusiasms
6. blackjack and free cell really do predict the future
7. it's always better to think you're going to do worse than you really are than thinking you'll do better, but still try to do the best
8. you can have fun failing
9. saying "im sorry" frequently for extremely little things not only annoys people, but makes genuine apologies seem less sincere
10. adding music to doing housework makes even cleaning out showers fun
oh, there's more, maybe, just there's a song playing and i keep on singing along in the back of my mind so i can't concentrate
im faced with 2 weeks of having no set programs now. the 3rd week lacey and julia, and abbie come, but until then, im on my own. my sister realized last night at 7 that she did indeed leave to go back to boston today (bad airplane timing really does run in the family...on coming back to oahu, shikha and i arrived at the airport between 9:00-9:05 when the plane left at 9:30, and we got to the gate at 9:17. they ahd already closed the doors. i can't tell you how many games of blackjack i played on the bus, but i won them). so, i started to think about some things i should do.
1. be less sarcastic. this will probably severly limit my amount of talking, from 10 seconds every 5 minutes to somewhere around 3 seconds every 5 minutes, but it's been a growing problem lately. and then after a say the things i start to worry and try to rectify the problem, but sound like a fool, or make others annoyed
2. reading the NY times email every other day, for a start, because i know very little
3. curb snacking. i did actually throw away part of my favorite cereal today, those reeses pieces puff balls, because i was feeling guilty
4. clean voluntarily and habitually
5. call my sister more
ah, it's late, this took a while. still on a high from hawaii i suppose and i dont realize what im talking about. i'll say all that later
oh, and im going to university of chicago after all. i am not very excited about it at the moment, i suppose because i did leave my heart in san francisco (oh what a cheesy song allusion). rather, at berkeley
besides, im sad that i left. i was driving on the freeway this afternoon when behind me to the left i saw a car and the inside was bedecked with leis, which still looked relatively fresh, and i was thinking how "oh, 48 hours ago i was still there," and then i had the urge to cut in front of him
i get to cross off one more thing on my "things to do alone list." i went to go see coffee and cigarettes by myself in hollywood tonight, not a big deal, but nevertheless, a start, and in case anyone was laboring under the impression that i wasn't completely daft, i shall dispell those illusions now. i took APPLE SLICES to eat in the movie theaters, along with a book to read while i was waiting for the movie to start. i sang peggy lee on the way to the movie theater and back, and after coming out of the movie, i searched for the car for about 40 solid minutes, wailing and pulling at my hair.
i just noticed that i managed to skip the graduation schpeal (shpeel? shpeal? or how about spiel? sermon, more like) sentimental, ironic, nostalgic, or otherwise, because i realized im not the drippy kind. besides, reading everyone else's entries concerning the end of high school made it seem like they were ending their life instead of 4 years of, well, high school. instead, i'll assume the hard-headed business woman role and list off
WHAT I LEARNED IN HIGH SCHOOL
1. men's deodorant is better than women's
2. always be nice, polite to friends' parents. it's more than likely you're wasting either their time, money, or food, and you might as well make it enjoyable. besides, they probably know more about you than you think. this is in addition to, of course, your own parents
3. when possible, put the car in drive instead of reverse
4. it takes a minimum of 21 days of performing an act daily for it to become a habit
5. the only time there is such a thing as a healthy obsession is in extreme cases, as in if someone is very overweight and is obessed with eating right. otherwise, as in being obsessed with people, a way of life, looking perfect, doing right, always getting the right answers, isn't good. i would prefer attachments/passions/enthusiasms
6. blackjack and free cell really do predict the future
7. it's always better to think you're going to do worse than you really are than thinking you'll do better, but still try to do the best
8. you can have fun failing
9. saying "im sorry" frequently for extremely little things not only annoys people, but makes genuine apologies seem less sincere
10. adding music to doing housework makes even cleaning out showers fun
oh, there's more, maybe, just there's a song playing and i keep on singing along in the back of my mind so i can't concentrate
im faced with 2 weeks of having no set programs now. the 3rd week lacey and julia, and abbie come, but until then, im on my own. my sister realized last night at 7 that she did indeed leave to go back to boston today (bad airplane timing really does run in the family...on coming back to oahu, shikha and i arrived at the airport between 9:00-9:05 when the plane left at 9:30, and we got to the gate at 9:17. they ahd already closed the doors. i can't tell you how many games of blackjack i played on the bus, but i won them). so, i started to think about some things i should do.
1. be less sarcastic. this will probably severly limit my amount of talking, from 10 seconds every 5 minutes to somewhere around 3 seconds every 5 minutes, but it's been a growing problem lately. and then after a say the things i start to worry and try to rectify the problem, but sound like a fool, or make others annoyed
2. reading the NY times email every other day, for a start, because i know very little
3. curb snacking. i did actually throw away part of my favorite cereal today, those reeses pieces puff balls, because i was feeling guilty
4. clean voluntarily and habitually
5. call my sister more
ah, it's late, this took a while. still on a high from hawaii i suppose and i dont realize what im talking about. i'll say all that later
oh, and im going to university of chicago after all. i am not very excited about it at the moment, i suppose because i did leave my heart in san francisco (oh what a cheesy song allusion). rather, at berkeley