Juuust chillin

haven't updated in a long ass time, mainly cuz nothing exciting has been happening these past few weeks. here's a few randoms to show you that i'm still alive:

i won a 3 day, 2 night trip for two to just about anywhere in the states. there's all these wierd ass conditions and stipulations on it...which make it a lot less appealing. i don't think my hand counts as a person, so technically i'm single.

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ended up giving it to my parents.

Deland - Chapters. He's a friend of mine from cerritos and this is his first R&B album. its on sale @ tower records in lakewood and long beach. most of his success is in asia, which is pretty

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. i actually went out and bought his cd...instead of being the cheap ass and downloading it from limewire pro...

school is doing aight. i have some really cool teachers that are actually passionate about teaching. that makes learning so much more meaningful. oh yeah, i just found out that they chopped off 18 units from my major.

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that's a full quarter that i don't have to take!! well, at my pace its more like 2 quarters.
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that puts me in perfect schedule to graduate spring '06!!! yes, i'm actually gonna graduate!!!
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impulse buy of the moment....an ipod shuffle. i fuckin' love the thing.

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yes, i already have a 20gb ipod right now but i wanted something smaller and lighter for when i go to the gym. and i wanted to have music with me when i chill at the bitch without being paranoid of losing/breaking my original $300 ipod. so cute and tiny...i named it Pecker.

met another guy that's born on march 20th.

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cousin Joel and Ira had a baby shower for their future son, Marco de Guzman. he's gonna be the third addition to the next generation of scarfers in the family.

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anyways, there was this one game where they put melted chocolate bars in diapers and you had to guess which candy bar was which. is it wrong that i wanted to eat the chocolate right out of the diaper??
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"Little Boy Blue because he was broke."

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we had room selection for the village the other week. i finally got into an apartment with chin & jp, which has been the original plan since last summer. unfortunately some cockmaster named matt took the room that i wanted, so i'm stuck with the piece of shit shoebox sized room that faces the train tracks.

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i can just hear it now: CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! CHOOOOOO CHOOOOOOOO!!!!! CHOOOO CHOOOO CHOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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ah well, i know matt from the dorms and he's cool...and its damn good to be living with friends instead random dudes.
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Kung Fu Hustle =

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i've been on call for jury duty all this week. its wednesday now and they haven't called me in. being summoned for jury duty is

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...but jury duty in COMPTON is a whole 'nother story. to all you non-cali people, i'm sure you've heard of compton, ca...its the hardcore, ghetto ass place that all of the rappers rap about...

anyways, that's all for now.

Songs of the Moment

  • The Starting Line - Bedroom Talk
  • Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
  • Rob Thomas - Streetcorner Symphony
  • Backstreet Boys - Never Gone (unreleased album but downloadable)

...aaaaaaaaaaaand i'm spent.

Three weeks in the slow lane

man, its been a while since i've really posted...mainly cuz nothing special has happened in the past three weeks. its just been the same 'ol stuff...school, basketball, volleyball, and website stuff. its been pretty gaysauce lately cuz i'm stuck with night classes, so in the day time i can't hang out with anyone cuz everyone's at class...and the only time they are free is when i'm at class. next thing i know its 10pm and everyone's getting settled in for the night.

its been hard trying to find things to keep me busy/entertained late at night, especially since i go to bed at 5am everyday. i've been downloading and watching shows like oc, point pleasant, american idol, desperate housewives (omfg eva longoria is so

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), lost, numb3rs, and joey. and after all of that when i have nothing else to do, i'm reading four books at the same time...which is really wierd because i never read books for fun.

Sayonara, Hanayame Sun...

the biggest event that's happened in the past three weeks is the closing down of my favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurant, hanayame sun (hano's for short). even though its only been 2 years since i was introduced to it, in all seriousness it feels like i'm saying goodbye to a good friend.

hano's was the first place i tried sushi. and it was also my restaurant of choice during the summer of 2003, when i'd go there seriously 3-4 times a week. i could just walk in there, double nod, and get my food because i was such a regular customer.

this restaurant has been here for at least 20 years...you can tell because there's all these signed pictures and thank you letters from high school kids in the 80's posted on the wall. its a real tiny place -- just six tables -- but there's always people in there. its just one of those few great little places that everyone knows and loves.

// more pics in my personal gallery

rose, her bf and i went to hano's for lunch today. one of the very few times in my life that i actually ate my food slowly so i could savor it one last time. i got my usual: yakitori chicken with extra sauce (see the pic above?) and a half-order of california rolls.

after lunch, the owner told us to come back @ 8, right when he closes up shop for the last time. we couldn't say no.

we got there around 7:50, and there were about 10 other kids (our age) that were there, including janet, anne, kit, cousin raynell, and ray. it was cool cuz it was just a buncha kids that grew up on this food, chillin in the restaurant for one last time.

the owner, who was obviously holding back his tears, offered us the decorations as souvenirs. i took the big 'ol picture of the yakitori chicken entree, and got it autographed too. (i'll post the other pics later)

sayonara, hanayame sun. thanks for all the good times.

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Random Stuff

  • phoebe's car died in a fire...literaly....sucks for her...
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  • went to my first frat party...totally hated it...what can i say, i'm a small town kid that enjoys kickbacks
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  • watched the new will smith movie, Hitch. i'm gonna watch it again
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Songs of the Moment

  • Next to You by Corey Andrew
  • Jerk it Out by Caesars Palace (aka iPod shuffle theme song)
  • Twisted (Sexual Healing Remix) by Keith Sweat
  • Woo Hoo by The 5,6,7,8's (aka that really addicting Vonage ad jingle)

"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, (like healing a serious illness), all of your thoughts break their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be." -- Patanjali

40 Days & 40 Nights v.05

Lent is Here

its that time of the year again...

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last year's lent thing was a complete failure for me...i believe it was to do something new & different everyday...it went great for the first week or so, and then drama stuck and that thing was the very last thing on my mind.so what should i give up this year?? :hmm: this one's tough...let's see...

  • diet? well, i've already last 25 lbs and counting...
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  • no more "shampoo" (aka shibby)? well, i've just about quit that because it doesn't mix well with my pills...
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  • quit cutting class? i haven't ditched class in 7 months...
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  • i've started going to church on my own...
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  • i'm not an alcoholic...
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  • sex? hahahaha...hahaha...haha...ha...
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  • profanity?
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    fuck that, too fucking hard.

i can't think of anything else...

i know that sherwin has taken a vow of celebacy...

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...good luck on that one, bro...16 days, max...

i'm sorry man, i'm not gonna put myself thru that...as far as i'm concerned, punching the clown is part of the system...i have no desire to fuck up the system. besides, i'm lowering my risk of prostate cancer!!

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aight, i'm gonna do the semi-casual catholic thing and just give up meat on fridays...i know that you're supposed to do that anyways, but i've really cleaned up my act anyways.

Papa Bear had Surgery

last weekend my pops had surgery to remove some cancerous stuff from his leg (again). everything's fine though...he just got discharged from the hospital last night and he's up & walking around just fine.

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Random Stuff

  • got an A on my FRL exam.
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    and i never get A's on exams!!!
  • i'm officially a regular customer @ Salo Salo Grill. "the usual?"
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  • never again will i have a grilled stuft chicken enchilada @ taco bell...three words...endless taco shits...
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  • i might go to the phillipines with my dad and/or the blakes!!
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  • papa found out about my visits to the doctor regarding my ADD.
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Songs of the Moment

  • Lovers and Friends by Usher, Ludacris & Lil' John (although Ludacris & Lil' Johns parts are a little :ugh:)
  • California (Hip-Hop Remix) by Akia

When dealing with people, let us remember that we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.

—Dale Carnegie

The Boat List

I went to the Boat (a kick-ass thai restaurant) yesterday with Melissa (Le). I'm a regular there and the waiters thought I was on a date so they hooked us up with some free boba smoothies.  And last time, when I went with Phoebe, they hooked me up with extra fried rice. The guys there always hook me up cuz I've probably been their best customer since I bring in everyone I know to the place. Anyways, it got me thinking...how many people have I taken to the Boat? Well, off the top of my head...

Alan, Angela, Anthony, April, Augustus, Bojo, Cathy, Chain, Chris, Colin, Craig, Cristina, Dan, Danny (Baller), Darwin, Elisa, Jackie, James, John, Joyce, Josh M, Karen, Kristy, Laura, Melissa G, Melissa Le, Mike Holt, Mom & Dad, Mr. & Mrs. Blake, Phoebe, Rachel, Rainee, Rich, Ron, Rose, Ryan, Sam (CPP), Suey, Thomas, Travis

That's 43 if I've counted correctly...hit me up if I forgot ya or someone else...

So much drama...but there's always a bright side...

Bad News

ok, so i got this letter from cal poly...and well...i got kicked out...

spring quarter really f'ed me up and got me down to academic probation...and then i fucked it up again by getting another F during summer quarter. i did get a B+ in my other class, but in terms of GPA, a B+ and an F just put me a bit deeper in the hole...

i'm allowed to stick around for the rest of the quarter...but after this quarter, i'm out...i'm not exactly sure if i'm out indefinitely or just for two quarters...but either way, its not something i'm proud about...

Good News

if i can ace all my classes this quarter, i can file for an appeal and get back in.

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More Good News

i might have attention deficet disorder and/or dyslexia. ok, that's not exactly good news, haha, but its something that can help me in my appeal.

i've mentioned this to a few people, and some of them looked at me like i'm faking my possible diagnosis...

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...i'm serious about this. this was something i wanted to look into a while ago but i was just never got around to actually getting tested.

i got a hold of a Preliminary Learning Disability Screening Questionaire from the Disabled Students Center...its kinda funny...check it out:

When following directions to an unfamiliar place, I easily get lost.

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On the Bright Side

Failure is just another chance to succeed.

"Failure is just another chance to succeed."

I look to Thomas Edison for inspiration. when asked if he felt discouraged about failying 1073 times before inventing the lightbulb, he said, "I did not fail 1,073 times. I found 1,073 ways not to do it." i know now that programming is not for me...so now i'm gonna look into Customer Relations Management in e-Business.

...and on a whole 'nother note...

Really, Really Bad News

Uncle Rolly passed away. ever since he was diagnosed, and with his worsening condition over the months, we all knew this was coming...but still, its a damn hard pill to swallow.

everytime i think about it, i cry...not necessarily because its the 3rd loss in my family in under a year (yes, Pube counts as family)...i cry for my auntie and my cousins, raynell & rose. i mean, i've gotten into some pretty big fights with my dad...but all of that seems so insignifcant to what raynell & rose are going through...i dunno what would happen if i lost my dad...especially at a young age...

Thinking Postively

my family has such a tight bond...and i'm so proud of it. like when jamie passed away, we were all worried for cristina and kainoa...especially since cristina is paralyzed from the waist down...

"Ohana means family; family means no one gets left behind."

but this amazing little thing that hawaiian's call "ohana" is so strong with us...you guys might've heard me when i bitch about going to my family get-togethers...cuz i always end up meeting a bagillion aunties & uncles that i never knew existed...i'm realizing now that this is a huge blessing -- there's always someone (usually several someones) around that'll support whoever...

kinda like the amish...if one of 'em has a house that burns down, the whole town comes together and builds a new one...

so yeah, its kinda like we're amish...except we're darker skinned, almond eyed, flat nosed and allowed to watch porn on hbo television...

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"Ohana means family; family means no one gets left behind." - Lilo, from Lilo & Stich

Pirst Week of School

School

Man, things have been slow on this site...probably because of several reasons. I'm finding myself going out a lot more and visiting people (esp in the dorms) now that school has started. Classes are pretty cool...I finally have some good teachers that have a teaching style that's compatible with me.

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Tuesdays and Thursdays are definitely the best days...Astronomy, Basketball and Volleyball. Even though Astronomy is an 8am class, the stuff actually keeps me awake because this was my first passion when I was a kid. BBall and VBall are always cool...I finally got my buddy Pavel to enroll in the classes, and we play awesome together on the court. For volleyball, I've gotten a shit load better...probably cuz I was playing beach volleyball with Josh the whole summer. I'm also actually spiking the shit out of the ball on the men's nets...probably cuz I've lost weight since being traumatized by Super Size Me.

Food for Thought

Oh yeah, that's another thing...I'm actually doing really good with my eating..I've seriously cut down on the greasy fast food...no more burgers...eating more chicken and rice but in smaller portions...and no more eating after 6.

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I haven't weighed myself yet but I can definitely see my toes now the difference. Today was my cheat day but I realized that cheat day isn't even fun anymore...its just straight up gross. I actually had a difficult time downing one double-double (double cheeseburger)...it was really wierd but at least in a good way.
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Its kinda like that one summer in Saudi when Zizi had an all-girls fancy dinner party...I dressed up as a girl and got in...and when I was eating, all the girls jokingly gave me crap for my "eating like an animal" tendencies...that actually traumatized me so now my appettite gets psychologically surpressed when I eat around (most) girls.

Ohana

Oh yeah, a little update on my uncle...he's doing absolutely terrible.

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He has like zero energy...has to be spoon-fed...no energy to talk and can barely open his eyes because light is painful...omg, its just so painful to see him like this...and the really painful part is seeing Rose (my cousin, his daughter) trying to deal with this...I can't even imagine what its like for her...

One thing I'm really proud of is how all of my family and relatives are helping out anyway possible...when he was in the hospital, there was ALWAYS someone there beside his bed...and every weekend, there's always a family get-together..."Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind."

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More Random Stuff:

  • Web Cams are fun...
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  • Watch Shaun of the Dead...its funny as balls.
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  • Free food @ Webb...I actually went back to Webb with fellow classmate, Stan, and got some free country fried chicken steak (chicken country fried steak? fried country chicken steak? chicken fried country steak??
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    )
  • My JustBBall.com was selected as the Site of the Month for theadminzone.com...(
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    )...I'll post my interview here when it's published this November.
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  • Song of the Moment: Smile by Tamia
  • PL: we might have our share of fights here and there...there might be moments when you just absolutely piss me off...but at the end of the day, I care about you...and I'll always be here for you.
  • Random Quote of the Moment: if you don't like anal sex, you must be gay...
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    at the irony.
  • I'm working on a new version of the577.com.
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Random Shizzle v.July 9

  • played beer pong with chris, josh & rose...putang ina rose does NOT know how to handle beer...by far the most dramatic drunken night in the history of the world...

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  • went to huntington with josh & rose...we saw a bulldog riding a skateboard by itself, pedaling and all!!

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  • i found out the coolest thing today...i'm hawaiian and chinese...on my mom's side...

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*diana is a bitch...

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Okay, imagine the hottest celebrity you can think of...

or at least the celebrity that you're most attracted to (if you watched Friends, you'd refer to this as "The List.") okay, now imagine you bumping into them on the street...what would you say to them?

anyways, i was at natalie's fourth of july party and out of nowhere i get a call from my kick ass cousin, rose...

Rose: hey mel, i'm at church...and guess who's here...
Rose: you're precious Jasmine Trias...
Rose: you wanna talk to her??
Mel:

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holy balls, are you fucking kidding me?? shit...i mean, you always see on tv how girls start crying and all when people like 'nsync get on stage...and how "teeny-bopper" they call get...omg, for the first time in my life i actually felt like that...

Jasmine: hi mel, how's it going?

i can't remember exactly how the conversation went but basically i could only manage something really casual and really short. basically she was in town visiting family in cerritos (my town) and she's takin' off tomorrow to get ready for the American Idol tour. she'll be on next monday's episode of North Shore (Fox, 8pm) but she won't be singing...i was too damn shocked/nervous to think of anything funny or witty to say to her...but whatevers, that made my day my year.

ps. picture evidence (from rose's camera phone) coming soon

End of Summer 2003

man, this was a crazy summer. this summer concluded my first full year since leaving home...its definately a sad thought...but i think i've made the best of it.

this summer was all about trying new things. back home its typically the same 'ol same 'ol, which is not bad at all, but now that i was here in the states i finally had the opportunity to meet new people and try new things. :bigthumbup:

the first thing i did to kick off my summer was....vegas, baby!!! not only did i get to kick it with my webb homie, hayes...but i also got to meet gorgeous, sweetheart friend, isabelle. man, that was crazy. i finally was in vegas for the first time since turning 21 and it was definately cool doin' the whole vegas experience with people that are down to do anything.

after vegas, i did my little annual manly bonding trip with mark, raynell and some other guys...and where's a better place to do then the porn convention!!!

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cough i mean Adult Entertainment Expo...yeah...

a few days after that, i was a little depressed over some girl shit...so i cruised up to santa monica to kick it with hayes & isabelle for a couple hours. next thing i know i was set to go to san diego with 'em!! down there i got to check out the beach and meet a couple cool guys, KC and...and...uhhh....fuck! i can't remember the other guys name...blame it on the shibby. but anyways, it was cool.

4th of july came after that and it was really chill. i got to kick it with a buncha webbies who i haven't seen in a while and we talked up some good times...over some shibby. :mrgreen:

oh yeah, around this time i joined a bball league with sj, joe, emil and some other guys...but man, that shit was such a flop. the league was so piss-poor at organizing, it just collapsed. we only played one game...and got blown out by 25+ points...but whatever, i blocked that one tall motherfucker!! mwahahahahaaha

oh man, the weekend after that was NorCal, baby!!! man was there a lot of drinking that weekend. i'll always remember (although a very blurry, drunken memory) playing king's at isabelle's place with cathy, soren, meagan, stan, bas & hayes. good times!!

the weekend after that was a really chill one. finally got together with hayes, stan & jose and we visited our fallen homie, walter cooley. first went to his place to reminisce with his parents...and i finally figured out why he died -- liver cancer. i teared up a bit...but it was good having some of the homies around again.

ahhh yes, and now onto the infamous week in NorCal...one of those nights was the strip club night....got drunk...and then ria's wedding...got hella drunk and i discovered that i can break dance....and then the house party at cathy's place...with beer pong....got WAAAAASTED...man, that was crazy. i beat meagan 4 times in beer pong....

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....sorry, just had to throw that one in there....anyways, my liver was hurtin' after those back-to-back-to-back nights of hardcore drinkin....but man, it was soooooooo worth it.

there was also this one night when john IMed me out of nowhere and told me that sean got FUCKED UP in a freak bike accident. i'll never forget that night...

shortly after that was alan's 21st birthday. the night was kind of a bust, however, because my dumb ass forgot to bring dress shoes to the club...so of course, we couldn't get in. it was all good though, because i came back the weekend after....and that weekend was when phoebe & james were in town. the highlight of the weekend was...well....getting trashed...and then checkin out Studio 54. phoebe...uhh...kinda almost passed out so the night was cut a bit shorter than it was supposed to. oh yeah, that night i was feelin' like a highroller...so i decided to throw $60 on black at the roulette....and...well...i was broke after that.

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aight, so later that month was rose's cotilon (sp?) which is also known as the-18th-birthday-of-a-girl-and-she-makes-her-debut-into-society-as-a-woman-and-gets-a-shit-load-of-birthday-money. i didn't drink that night...liver was just rejecting the alcohol...but boy, did rose ever drink....

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the weekend after that was probably the best possible way to end the summer....a udh reunion. it was just awesome having a bunch of the crew chillin at my place. i was glad that the whole mike-sierra-cathy thing worked out just fine too. :bigthumbup:

man, this was a crazy summer. all the babble that i wrote above doesn't even include all the endless nights i spent just kickin it with the webbies...and the nights i crashed at john/chin/sean's place...and even little things like talking to april online...all of these things made my day, everyday this summer.

dno't get me wrong though, i dearly miss the summer days in saudi. but this summer was really great. i went new places, met new faces, did new things with some old friends...the fun never ended. and when i wasn't hangin out or drinkin, i was workin my ass off on my justbball.com and my other sites (oh and btw i finally broke 1,000 members on my JBB

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). i didn't waste a single bit of my summer.

so yeah, summer's ended and tomorrow morning i'm headed back to cal poly. i'm not sad at all though...i'm stoked more than anything. i get to see the rest of the cal poly crew again...start playin' some bball for PE...take some really cool classes on shit that actually interests me...its gonna be a fun year.

anyways, i gotta go and start getting my shit packed...looks like its gonna be a loooooong night of shitpacking for me tonight...hahaha

you get what i mean? shit packed?

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shit packed like butt sex!!! hahahahaha