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Eric and I are proud owners of a new 37" HD Flatscreen JVC TV (heck alotta acronyms). We went halfsies and agreed that if we ever break up, if whomever wants the tv he/she must pay the other person the last half. That sounds confusing so basically if I want the TV, I have to pay Eric back his half. The TV was our official Christmas gift to each ( Read more... )

Growing up, Christmas Eve was always spent at my cousin Emilio's beautiful house in Arcadia. Let me set up the scene: my cousin Emi (from my step-mom's side) is Cuban, he married Jennifer who is Chinese. Christmas Eve was spent in a house with two incredibly loud, incredibly fast-talking cultures. In the dinning room were the Cubans gossiping at a ( Read more... )

Finally the semester is over and I never have to see Ms Jones again. I'm pretty certain that I failed the final though. She tested primarily on what she taught us and only lightly touched on what Dr Voden taught. I know what answers I got right... 
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to retake the class. Christine seems to think that Ms ( Read more... )

In the past Christmas Eve was always spent at my cousin's house in Arcadia. It was quite an adventure considering half that family is Cuban and the other half is Chinese, two of the louder cultures under one roof. Every one who didn't speak at the speed of squirrel got to sit back and watch the show. It was all good fun, lots of food and lots of ( Read more... )

We put the tree up today! It's an old fake tree that my dad and I have reused for the last twenty years or so. This years is it's last, the poor thing so closely resembles the Charlie Brown tree.

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I've been slipping into a bad state mentally. Everything that's ever upset me in the last few years seems to have built a nest on my shoulders weighing me down. I reached a real low point this week, and burned a bridge I shouldn't have. Today I woke up for the first time with the acceptance of my depression and a genuine feeling of empowerment. I ( Read more... )