Goodbye March

Holly crap!!!! Time flew by like a mofo!!!! The end of March is forthcoming. Literally, this is the last week of March. You know what that means?! It's going to be April!!!! UGH!!! It's hair pulling time!!!! Final papers, exams papers, papers, papers PAPAHS!!!!!!! AAGGHH. I'll make sure to manage my time wisely and finish what I need to finish on time. UGH.. I just need to catch up with sleep and relax for a while... speaking of relaxing.. have ya'll seen the movie Hunger Games? My friend and I will go see the movie this Friday after class... I can't wait to see it. I'm actually excited. I didn't read the series but who gives a fuck. I'll do whatever I want. I hate it when people read the books and expect the movie to surpass their expectations... well obviously, it's Hollywood... so their goal is to entertain the audience with cool graphic effects, eye candy bitches, crappy dialogue, mediocre acting, you know.. all the sugar and spice and everything nice.. plus, throw in the 3D shit to it. BAM! But yeah.. these adaptations, even the HP series, are alright... I was entertained but was confused in some parts because they weren't able to put in everything in 2hours or so. But yes. . .  I just can't wait to see it. What did ya'll do this weekend? Anything fun? Any movies ya'll went out to see with friends? TELL ME!!!!!!! XD

I Thought I'd Never Survive. . .

. . .yesterday! Oh how I dreaded yesterday. Only got a couple of hours of sleep the night before and was supposed to stay up all night to work on my presentation the day after; instead, walked around Capitol Mall with my friend/co-worker who was leaving the next day back to California. When I got back to my apartment, I sat down on my desk and set the alarm to wake up after an hour. I went to bed to take an hour nap; after a quick hour, alarm went off, then went back to sleep. Woke up just in time to get ready to go to work and thought to myself: OH CRAP! I then went to work, the walk there is always a workout. I worked, and also worked on my presentation. After my shift, I walked back to the center, just in time for class. Presented. It was a crappy presentation, but still managed to get a 'very good' by the professor. After that, I went to my apartment, went to bed, woke up, and back at work again. I'm exhausted! I'm sleepy! I'm HUNGRY!

Once again, I managed to not fully decay. . . just partially decayed. . . Let's see how this day goes. I will hopefully be able to get a good full sleep tonight. *Crossing Fingers*. I haven't eaten anything, I'm broke (literally), and feel like I could eat a large baby with extra seasoned fries on the side and a super sized Arizona Green tea to wash it down with.



Song of the week: Shake it out by Florence and the Machine
*the SMASH cover of this song is fantastic as well :)

Not So Much of A Break

Today is Monday. March 19, 2012.

Another ordinary day; back at work, doing the usual. It is ordinary in a way that it's not. Two of the interns that I started my journey here at 826DC left because their Winter quarter just ended. The vibe here at work is different now. It's not the same without my fellow UC interns. My Spring Break wasn't even much a 'break.' Even though I didn't do anything productive that I planned on doing, it still didn't feel like a break. I spent the first half, just chilling, sleeping in, doing nothing. The other half, I spent in NYC for a day just to explore; the rest, I spent with quarter students since it was their last week here in D.C.

I've said this many times before: I hate saying 'good-bye' to people I've grown close to. The relationships that blossomed into friendships matched the timing of the cherry blossoms exploding their natural beauty that only last for a certain amount of time; After that, all the petals fall and the life cycle of the tree begins again. Much like the experience I had with the Winter quarter students, it was only temporary that I'd hope for their time here to last till the last day of my term. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. I keep telling myself that I will see them soon. We all came from the same state anyway, so I'd just travel all over California and visit them. Road trip! LOL. *sigh* When the new batch of quarter students come in, it's not going to be the same. The vibe is going to be different, my neighbors are going to be different, the noise, the awkward moments in the elevator, the bumping into people, all are going to change. I guess, I'll have to start a new chapter. Change is good right?

As the weather begins to warm-up, I'm excited to soak up the sun for once. I feel like the winter here was unbearable even though it didn't snow as much as I anticipated it would be. I guess, climate change is part of the reason. All I know is that the world is changing. It's changing everyday. And I'm just too stubborn to MOVE ON.

I start this new week with not enough sleep, with a fifteen minute presentation due tomorrow--which I haven't started on,-- and four papers that are waiting in line for me to write that will be due in April. This remaining month and some odd days or so, will require full focus and not enough time to play around. Not to mention applying for jobs that I have to start doing soon. I don't want to graduate and not do something after, that would be bogus right? Right.

Today is Monday. March 19, 2012. A new day. A new beginning. I NEED COFFEE TO WAKE ME UP!!!!!!!!!!!! XD

Source: http://edailyupdate.com/cherry-blossom-festival-dc-2011/851722/

Countdown

This week. . . I don't even want to think about it.
People are leaving. . .
Quarter students of the UCDC Program are leaving by the end of this week. It's sad to think about it. Most of my new friends that I've met are quarter students. :(
It seemed like it was just yesterday when I was moving in with them and started to connect with people through my next door neighbors. I know that they're going back to California and if I have some free time, I would visit them when I come back, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to since I'm going to try and grind it out and work after I graduate. Can you believe it? I'm graduating this May! I'm scared. Time sure is flying fast. I don't even want to think about it.
Through this experience. . . I've learned so much about myself, about other people, and how much we take California for granted. D.C. is great. . . for working individuals/young professionals.  Everyone is grinding it and trying to move up the career ladder. It's a great city in that aspect, but I wouldn't living here permanently... I would feel stressed and not have time to chill. No beach, no amusement parks, not even a park; Museums, national landmarks, bars/clubs/lounges, and a bunch of burger places are the places to check out to unwind instead.
*Sigh* When my friends leave, the next few weeks would be so depressing. I won't hear laughter next door, crazy people running around, crazy people knocking on my door for a while; Until the new set of quarter students come in. Then, it's time to make new friends again. :(
But what can you do. . . we have to move on. That's just how life is.

source: http://tamiboesiger.blogspot.com/2010/12/top-ten-countdown.html

What are you 'hungry' for?

People (mainly guys) think that if they bathe themselves with body spray (mainly axe), that they're 'clean' and 'fresh'. Really?! You stinky bastard! I don't care if you don't have time, or late, or just plain lazy, take your ass to the bathroom and shower! I doesn't take that much time and effort... well, maybe if you haven't showered in days, it's probably best to double scrub. Common people! Take care of your personal hygiene! How are you able to present yourself to people smelling like that?! You may be insecure of yourself but, it's better to be insecure and smell good than be stinky-insecure-bitch. Right?! Right.

In the case of insecurities, people also think that if they're able to boss people around and tell them to do this instead of that, just because they have the power to do so and are trying to work their way up their career ladder. Dude. Calm your tits down. First of all, you're not my boss. Secondly, if you're trying to give advice to improve the quality of work, it doesn't hurt to be nice about it and have the decency to respect others. Hey, we're people too, you know. Did you forget about that, or is your ego really that big? Stepping on others that you think is lower than you, is not the way to treat your co-workers. And I know that you've been in the same situation before, so it would be appreciative is you help those people and steer them to the right direction with a positive attitude and not just lecture them in such negative tone. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Have some humility and learn to work with others the right way and try working with your own personal issues. If you need help, talk to someone. Talk to a friend. Do you even have REAL friends? If you need one, you know that I'm here. I've stressed over this same topic over and over before. I just don't get why people act that way.

On a side note, I a blast in NYC yesterday. My friend and I went there for a day to check out he job fair convention and we managed to successfully network with people and got interview offers.  We beasted it! I know that we only got a little taste of NYC but we just fell in love with the city. Even for just a day, being there, was such a great experience. We both love the vibe and the people. And I know that we were only in the little part of Manhattan, we didn't have time to explore all of it, let alone, explore the entire city. So, we'll just have to wait and see where this takes me. If I managed to get a job offer here in D.C., then I'll move here. If I managed to get a job offer in NYC,  then I'll move there.  I don't know how though, but I will make it happen. Plus, street foods in NYC is the best!!! We got went to this Halal food cart, and got a combo for only 5 bucks! five bucks! And it was a lot of food! In comparison, D.C., they don't have street foods... they have taco trucks and cupcake trucks, but no other trucks of food variety. Plus, the food here in D.C. is fucking expensive. That's why my friends and I resort to cheap Chinese food (YUM's II FTW!!!!) but, it's HELLA GOOD!!!!! LOL. Speaking of food. I'm hungry. I didn't get a chance to eat breakfast, I'm starving. Any suggestions on where to get lunch?

Words Unspoken

Inflection 

written by: Jesson Rata

Is it wrong to be different?
If it is. . . I don't ever want to be right.
You just sit there boring me with politics, your philosophy, and judgmental remarks.
While I'm up on my feet, owning my own skin, walking with dignity, and shrouded with humility.

No matter what they say, I'll always be true to me.
I may be stupid. . . but I'm not dumb.
I may be carefree. . . but my heart is not numb.
I'll let you be you. . . while I do me.
I know you're only hurting, you need a real friend, someone that will embrace thee.