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Hmm.
I keep leaving and coming back to this. Wish I could just become consistant once more, I already do regret not having written about alot of things that happened to be as of recent but it's a little to late for that now.
I'm currently on spring vacation, I turned seventeen about five days ago. Meh. I don't know if thats a good thing or a bad thing. I know it's not old at all but it's still one more year closer to college which I'm becoming quite freaked out about, especially with all the mystery surrounding where I'm going to be next year. My parents have been saying it for years: that they want to return to Santo Domingo but it looks like it's finally happened.
Father left last year on Feb 7th so we've been without him for over a year now. The original plan was for mom to wait till I'm done with highschool to go to him but it's become much to difficult for us to pay the bills and dads all by his lonesome down there and neither are very happy with these conditions so they've been talking about us going down there once I'm done with this year. But then theres also the whole case of money, and also the fact that these are the years that grades count towards college so everyone's weary about how good such a huge transition would be for me during these times.
So either A: Nothing will happen and it will stay the same (incredibly unlikely since we all know how expensive LCDS is even with a partial scholarship).
B: I'll stay here with mom and go to Rae's Cyber School.
C: I'll stay here with some other family and go to a public school or Rae's Cyber School.
D: I'll go to DR anyway and go to a bilingual school there.
I do love my country but it's incredibly traditional and I think I'd be depressed there. Much to suffocating. I've been asking my dad to get me information on the school they've been looking into for a while now but he hasn't yet....
Le sigh. I hate not knowing whats going to happen, but personally I'm hoping for C.
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[10 Oct 2005|08:20pm] |
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Sorry for not updating. Its been a bit of a tough week and I really dont want to go into details right now, really the only reason Im updating is so I dont fall terribly out of swing. PLAN testing is this Wed, got a Chem test tommorow. Bleh. I complain to much, but personally thats what my LJ is for. I rarely speak it out loud in real life so this is really more of a 'bitching' journal then an actual day to day thing. Especially seeing as how my definition of 'day to day' really means 'eh, whenever I feel like it.'
Sean say he was planning on getting an online journal. Dunno if its gonna be LJ or not. Hopefully. Can we say stalk?
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[26 Sep 2005|01:15pm] |
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Sick today, stayed home from school.
Didn't update the past couple days because Rae was over for most of them. Blad and I picked her up after school and brought her to my home. I showed her some of Bleach, Maria-sama ga Miteru, and Arjuna. We chatted, as usual. Watched a couple flashes. Nothing to special. We were suppose to go Tree Planting the next day, but Blad forgot since he was pet-sitting for Morgan. Speaking of which I still need to get her shovel back to her, forgot about that.
One thing of interest that happened was that Rae used her ebay account to place a bid on a DS for me. Mom says that she'll buy it as long as it does go past 70. Blad said he'd chip in if it does but its already at 66 (with plus 15 for shipping), and someone else just became highest bidder so Im thinking of quitting. Why bother paying 81 bucks for a used one if its not that much less then the original cost? I probably still wont be able to get it for a while though, oh well.
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Dunno what to think. Some things are dead on, others couldn't be farther from the truth >>;
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| Arjuna |
[22 Sep 2005|07:35pm] |
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I finally am getting to see Arjuna. I saw it a long time ago, two years ago when I visited Santo Domingo and have been wanting to see more since then. I got the first two DVDs from Netflix and I've just finished the first episode. The first episode is rather 'eh' but I adore the music so far. Definatly want to get the soundtrack. Along with the soundtract for Bleach and Maria-sama ga Miteru. Le sigh. I have no idea where I could get any of them, especially not Maria since its not all that common an anime. Suncoast MIGHT have Arjuna but it's a stretch, and if they do it's bound to be overpriced.
Oh well.
I've been practicing for County Chorus, and damn. Its hard. I dont think I'll be able to get it. I'm able to sing well enough with as long as I have someone else to follow but we have to audition individually. Thats coming up in about two weeks. I really can't sing along in front of people, much less in front of people who are specifically judging me. Im thinking of maybe just quitting while Im ahead before I make a fool of myself ~_~
On another hand I think Taylor is going to make me go insane. I really hate how I'm complaining about her--and I really don't know whether I should be or not. Alot of people seem to dislike her, as usually is the case with at least one teacher each year and up until now I've always just thought everyone was whiny, immature, and bitchy. Especially with Mr. McLean last year. Everyone automaticly judged him, and said he was stupid just because he was southern. I will admit his vocabulary could have used a little bit of help but he was certainly very intelligent and knew what he was talking about. He was so very sweet too. I remember that he nearly cried and hugged Gabbie when she once slipped and fell to the ground with her needles still in. He nearly did too that one time I fainted. Even after all these years the idea that anyone would cry for me seems very strange, almost absurd. Its almost upsetting for me. He left this year, and I miss him so much.
I can't decide anymore. I'm going to try and force myself to stop complaining about her because I know she must have it hard, and I shouldn't assume that the look she gives me is meant to be condescending. I dread going to her today for help on my paper--but she gave it without seeming neither nice nor mean; how I like it best I suppose.
On one note I've finally found out the reason why Sean has been absent for so long. He has been in the hospital for the past week because of liver problems. I don't know the details since the message was passed on from Rae. Meh.
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Today was once more ok. No Math, no English. Wed is my best day since the only academic classes I have are Psychology, Spanish, Chemistry, and World History.
Pretty monotonous--Phipps took the Volleyball team to Olive Garden since we won a bet. They have delicious breadsticks--I ordered a typical spagetti with meatballs since it was cheap; and I didn't want to buy something and end up not liking it. That'd have been a waste.
Sara had to quit Psych so I'm the only sophie, but that's alright. It's incredibly easy, and Warren's nice to me. To be honest it feels a little awkward sometimes. Warren and I have been in number of things (plays, chorus) but I've never really talked to him one on one. I've known him since sixth grade so it feels like I should be able to talk easily with him, but I can't, and since Im not accustomed to kindness from people who are more or less strangers it just feels....odd. Does that make sense?
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[20 Sep 2005|07:20pm] |
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Its 7:17 and I just got back from school. See, school ends at three but I have Volleyball practice till 5, but I ask Blad to come pick me up at 6 since I feel I do homework better when Im still in a school enviroment. To many distractions at home, however I wasn't finished by the time he came, and he was kind enough to wait for me to finish so in return I bought him something from the My Place nearby. It was really nice so honestly Im not all that annoyed or upset but Im rather worn out.
Cat joined Volleyball today, so now I have a friend on it. I like everyone on my team--they are all nice and we are on good terms but none of them are people I really connect with.
Speaking of Cat I had a nice conversation with her after school, its been a while since the two of us have had time to do that. School has kept us completely apart. For a while she talked about her breakup with Kurtis, uncertain as to whether it was the best thing to do. She felt that they didn't really connect the way they use to and that there was alot of tension between them. She still felt really deeply about him, but wasn't certain if it was romantic anymore. He was a big distraction for her in school--and the way its going now that was quite bad. Everyone seems to agree that there was a huge leap in difficulty from ninth to tenth.
We began to speak about how there was hardly any time for anything else. If Im not doing homework, Im thinking about the work I havent done yet. If Im not thinking about the work I haven't done yet, I'm thinking about how much harder it will get. I'f Im not thinking about that, Im thinking about college. PSATs, SATs, PLAN, what colleges are potentially for me, how difficult they are to get into, the cost, if I'll be able to go anywhere, the difficulty. Mom keeps reassuring me that things will be easy for me now that I'll have my brothers to help but I'm less then convinced. I want to go visiting colleges but without my dad I have no one to take me---Bladi and Neta are almost always busy so I don't want to ask them.
Oh well, I'll find a way.
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School was alright, nothing to special. Better then most days but now I'm freaking out because I misplaced my Chem book and calculator. Its not even my calculator, it's the schools and one of those fancy expensive ones that are mandatory for class and I was lent because I couldn't buy one on my own. I couldn't find it at school so hopefully I'll find it here sometime soon....Chem and Algebra are going to be a bitch without those things. Speaking of Chem I also need to get goggles. Meh.
Volleyball was fun. I find it kind of weird when I'm actually looking forward to the sport after school, I remember I always dreaded softball. Is it just the sport, or is it seeming less bad because I'm getting in shape? I think it's a little of both. We were suppose to have a game tomorrow but there was some misunderstanding so it's been reschedule, dunno when though.
I miss Sean and Dad.
I needa get my Physical in and the PLAN sheet.
I needa schedule something with my cousin Fior. She's living nearby now so I get to spend time now. Ironically though, school is preventing me from doing that. I should try calling her again and see if we can get together this Saturday.
I was gonna talk about Gabbie's birthday but I feel is I try to talk about things that have already happened before I picked my LJ back up, I'll want to try and do the same with alot of other things and it'll make me drop it since I'll be so confused and tired of writing so I wont. Sorry Gabs, it was alot of fun though.
So tired. I think Ill hit the hay early today. ~_
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[18 Sep 2005|10:00pm] |
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I'm going to try to start and write again.
Don't think I'll keep it up, however.
So the school year has started (did Aug 25) and we are in the new school which is incredibly different. I only recently got over it, I'm a little sad to see the old school go, and even the trailers a little. I'm sure I complained about them alot before but I think it was more just a reflex since they had seemed so awful and everyone else seemed to hate them. Not to say I liked them, but they were ok. I'm sure Ill come to like the new building alot better but I took EuroCiv in those trailers so they shall always hold great memories.
I remember thinking though that even though I'd miss it alot, its be nice to have an English class again in which we just write.
Well.
English sucks.
Yes, I just uttered a phrase I never though I would in my entire life. I really hope it gets better, and I have hope it does but so far I've begun to dread it. I dread it so much that I'd rather be in Math (which is Algebra II and so more surprising) then it. It's not that I've gotten any better at Math or anything, or come to dislike it less but thats just how unenjoyable my English class is so far. It's the teacher. Taylor. She always, ALWAYS gives me such a condescending look for reasons I don't know and I just really don't enjoy her teaching style. Most of the time its her just droning on to us and not allowing us to just have class discussions without her interruptions. Thats one thing I loved so much about Euro Civ, class discussions. That was a time I could really bond with everyone in my class, even people I usually don't talk to or hang out with.
Its so sad now. I always disliked doing school work, but I liked---almost loved even, school for the most part. I didn't mind class work, discussing, learning. Just homework XD. So in that sense it was somewhat of a calmer for me. But now I find myself dreading almost every second of it. Math is Math. English, I have already explained. Spanish is kinda boring since I already know it. World History is ok I guess...we're doing alot on politics revolutions, and government studies and Mr. Smedly is funny but I really dislike his notes. They are so vague, and what we are doing right now doesn't interest me to much since we don't really do alot of discussing (again mainly him just talking to us) but I have hope that will get better once we do more foreign studies. Chemistry I kind of enjoy but I suck as it and it always makes me feel stupid. Psychology is good...but the problem is that there are only two sophomores (including me), one junior, and ten seniors. Everytime I speak I can see them looking at me and there are these two particular girls who often giggles and it makes me feel like shit or as if Im saying something stupid.
I think the only class I like whole-heartedly write now is Tolkien, and (surprise, surprise)Quinn! We've read The Hobbit, studied about Tolkien, his past, what a great philologist he was, Indo-Europeans, Anglo-Saxons, and we've recently begun reading Beowulf. We saw a scene in the extended version of Fellowship of the Ring which represented the Anglo-Saxon culture quite well (Funeral) and it was amazing, makes me want to see the extended version for all of them but I'd want to see it with someone. Dunno why but I don't like seeing movies alone---but then again I really dislike it when people talk so much or comment excessively during movies XD; I'm picky.
Even though I've been whining alot about school I've been alright. Not good, not bad.
I've been getting to see alot of new anime since I recently downloaded BitComet. Ive seen Bleach, Violinist of Hameln, Xenosaga, and Maria-sama ga Miteru. I'm going to be downloading Prince of Tennis soon for a friend who likes it alot (Hey Sara :3) and I'm going to watch it myself.
I've been thinking about college alot, every time I do I get incredibly sick (literally) but its almost constantly on my mind. Which means I'm almost constantly sick but hey, what can you do? >> I want to try and get into the best college I can--but the thing is that not only am I uncertain if that will be very good--but I also want someone to be by my side. I cannot possibly do it alone, I've come to realize I'm disgustingly weak when it comes to movement and honestly believe that its not just a lack of confidence, or shyness that makes me uncertain about venturing to college alone but something very serious. I'd lose it if I had to endure all that work, that loneliness and those strangers all alone.
I feel so weak at this point in time. I don't think I'm going to be doing very well in school and there was a point in time in which I thought about taking S since I thought it'd help me get down to business, have the energy to stay up late to do all my work, be prepared for the next day. Meh. Thanks to a certain Reiko Momochi and some clear thinking I wisely didn't dabble in it since I honestly have very little clue on what its like, except that it's considered a diet drug and I don't need that. I've been getting thinner again, probably because of all the excercise I've been doing in Volleyball. I don't consider it a very strenuous sport but Mr. Phipps makes us work out alot to get us in shape. I've been forced to quit MS so I can get all my work down which honestly isn't that big of a deal but it was something nice to do with Sean and Rae. Because of work I havent really been able to talk much with either of them or do anything at all.
I've got to be getting to sleep now. Tommorow Ill write about Gabbie's birthday party Saturday.
Bye, nice to see you all gain.
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[10 Jun 2005|08:14am] |
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I didnt really do much on...er...Thursday was it? My sense of time is already screwed up. On thursday I thought it was Saturday. Meheh >>; I didnt really do much then. I had the chance to see Tio Ramon's store but I got another one of my headaches that I get from moving around to much so I decided to stay in. Didnt do much. Finished up 'Keeping you a Secret', watched a bit of TV, thats about it. Pretty much just lazed about.
Yesterday however I went out with Narcis alot. We went to get supplies for her brain model project (thats what we were suppose to do, we stopped other places to get some stuff but were never able to find the art shop that we needed to go to). We made plans for today to see 'Sweet Charity'. Its going to be my first musical on actual Broadway--not only that but one of the songs that we sang in chorus was from this play and I enjoyed singing it. Im really looking forward to it, we are going later today;around eight PM or so. I got to meet Carlos who is an even bigger anime fanatic then I am. He has a HUGE collection, and insane huge collection and last night he showed me the 'Read or Die' movie. It was really good and he's promised to show me the series when he returns from his trip in JAMAICA~!
He told me I reminded him of Paper and I saw a bit of a resemblence, what with the unhealthy obsession with books. ^^;
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[07 Jun 2005|08:21pm] |
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Well Im finally in NJ. Its actually been really nice so far. I stayed over at Tia Mercedes house yesterday and woke up around six. Tio took me and along the way I had a dougnut and a latte. I think thats the first time Ive had breakfast in about a year. Im almost certain Ive only had about one or two breakfasts during the school year. It was kinda nice. It was my first meal in a couple days as well. With both mom and dad gone we've been having trouble with food since we ran out of groceries. I think that last time I actually hate something was when I went to Rae's on....Sunday was it? Maybe Saturday. I dont remember.
I talked a bit to Chichi, but mostly Ive been spending time with Narcis. She's really kind, and funny too. I had been nervous that all my time here would be spent in awkward silence since they would consider me to young and not want to bother me but we've talked alot and gotten to know each other a bit. We just got back from Barnes and Nobles where she was studying for a test tommorow and I reread Flipped. I also bought 'Keeping you a Secret' by Julia Anne Peters. Something Ive been wanting to read for a long time.
Hopefully I'll be able to read that and the other book I bought on my trip to Pittsburg which I never got the chance to read. 'Fabric of the Cosmos'. Gotta go for now, todaloo.
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[08 May 2005|03:24pm] |
On Friday I saw the movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I've read the first couple pages of the book and for the longest time have been meaning to read it but Ive never actually gotten the initiative to do so. I didn't really like the movie all that much. Just like A Series of Unfortunate Events. They were trying to make a big portion of the series into one movie and it just kinda flopped. The movie didn't seem to be going in any definate direction until the very last minute when they pasted something on and rushed it. There were little scenes though that were just very interesting--such as the internal monologue of the whale and pot of posies. It was..interesting ^^; Alot of the cinematography was neat too.
I went with Gabbie to her house afterwards and showed her bits of The Maxx. She seemed to like it.
Not much else to report.
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Bleh. Lookit me...updating.
If I ever do get back into the swing of this (which I doubt I will) theres going to be this huge chunk of my life missing. Heh. I'll probably assume I was abducting by aliens or something.
Life has been difficult recently, but aside that I guess its been ok. School is hard, got a bad grade in Geometry by Mr. Lee gave me a chance to pick it back up so I worked real hard for that. I dont know if I did well but it can only get better. Hope its significantly so.
I'm such a procrastinator. I'm updating from school and just began and finished a 3 page esssay thats due in about 10 minutes. I was just interrupted by none other then Mrs.Mehm. It was nice seeing her. We did a little catching up, I told her about my father leaving--how my brothers are. Neta just recently bought a house from Tia Estella. Its kinda hard to believe, he is doing so well for himself but I hardly ever get the chance to see him since he's either working or locked upstairs in his room. I get to see Bladi alot though which is nice. Just yesterday he showed me something really interesting. It was a TV series he had seen a long time ago on MTV called The Maxx. All the episodes had been combined to form a little movie. At first I thought it was kinda corny since it resembled a marvel comic a bit and the protaganist kept narrating but after a few moments it began making fun of itself. I dont really know how to explain it but I think the animators either a) realized what they were doing or b) actually had this planned all the time so they turned the entire narrating thing into a joke. It was interesting. The story on a whole was also quite intriguing but its one of those type that you really can't explain.
Not much else to say. todaloo
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I don't think I did horrible, but I know I didn't do well on the test yesterday. *sigh* Oh well, better then failing completely.
I've got a sudden yearning to go to Casa de Campo in Santo Domingo. I've only been there once but its absolutely beautiful. I have alot of pictures from when I went to Santo Domingo that still need developing, mom says that she'll got take them for me on monday so I hope I can put them up sometime soon. Not to much to say, I'm on break which I've been desparatly needing since these last couple days have been so stressful.
Thanks to everyone whose put up with me and helped me. Sara, Rae, Fior.
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I'm feeling a little better then yesterday, thanks to Sara, Fior, and Rae for the messages. They were nice.
I'm still really stressed about the Biology Test though, even more so then yesterday. See, there was going to be a class held during Club Time to review for it and I was going to go to it. But Mrs. McDermott came to me and told me that Warton didn't have school tommorow so I had to go to counsul Kanisha today. I thought, alright I guess I can't go I'll just study at home. However, for some reason we had to go early and I was rushed to get all my stuff that I forgot to get all my Biology so now I have no way to study. So I'm pretty much fucked if I can't get Gabbie or someone to tell me all the stuff over phone. I think Gabbie can but I really don't want to bug her since I already asked for her help once before. *sigh*
My grades.
Arnt, good--needless to say.
Might be taking up Softball. In fact I almost have no choice since right now I only have 1 PE credit. I was going to do Tennis but it starte before school did and I didn't know that. So I kept waiting for them to announce it during meeting and of course, by the time I figured out that it was already going it was to late. Meh. I really don't want to do it.
On the bright side I got an idea for a flash yesterday. In fact two nights ago. But I only got around to thinking of it seriously yesterday. So I did a basic doodle of one of the characters and liked it. I drew it in Geometry and wrote one of the lines from it "At least I still have my mind." and alot of people really like is. Steven even said I should make it into a shirt. So that made me really happy.
Todaloo for now.
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[31 Jan 2005|02:07pm] |
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HOLY CRAP EMELY IS UPDATING!
...yea I am.
Heh. Sean said he was redoing some of the quizzes in my LJ so I visited it, and when I saw it I just got the urge to write in it. I don't really know what to say. Alot has happened, but I think I've forgotten alot of it as I usually do. Ill try and remember. Lets talking about today.
Today was fairly suckish. Ive been having really horrible, horrible cramps for the last past days, but I can take the sufficient amound of medicine Im suppose to. The pills I take are really really strong, but I get cramps really really bad as everyone already knows. The doctor specifically told me to take 2 when they begin, and 2 others later two more. But the nurse doesnt believe this and wants a note from the doctor. God, I haven't been to the doctor in so long. During Biology it was so painful I could barely walk, and all till lunch I had to and it hurt so much. It disappeared after I tutored though. Im glad.
Tutoring. I've been continuing that and its alright, but Ive got another heavy burden to carry now. Kanisha, the girl who I usually help mothers died. She was in Haiti when she did so some other ESL tutorers and I helped raise money to send her and her father over there for the funeral. It felt nice to do that, but now Mrs. McDermott wants me to council Kanisha. Its not that I dont want to but I dont know if Ill do a good job. It would be twice a week after school. That raises another problem, because I really wanted to be in the Spring Play. If I dont get up on stage and act soon Im going to explode.
Meh. But I really dont want to just leave Kanisha. She's more impotant then a play.
Speaking of the Spring play, it switched from The Bad Seed to the Childrens Hour. I read the script, and its absolutely amazing. Thats all I can say, I couldn't give it justice if I were to explain it. Hope I can work something out so I can be in the play and help Kanisha. Of course, theres always also the fact I might not make it. Hope I do.
Meh. Im a little upset right now. For once I think writing wont help so Ill try and update more some other time.
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You Know You're Dominican When.... |
People tell you to stop screaming when you`re really talking
You grew up afraid of something called "El Cuco"
You clap your hands while laughing
You're able to dance without any music
You learned how to dance merengue and bachata before you could walk
Yyou point things out with your nose and mouth
You've gotten beat with any of the following: rubber slippers, extension cord, hanger (plastic or metal), big rice spoon
You waste ALL your money in the summer time buying "frio-frio" RED FLAVOR
Yo've gone outside in rolos and chancletas
Yyour parents go to a little room in the back of your local bodega "pa juga lo numero" of DR
You consider platanos one of the major food groups
You can smell chuletas cookin in your house from down the block
While in your country, you hear people on the block yellin "se fue la luz!"
Your house in DR has an oil lamp in every room
You grew up listening to Fernandito Villalona, Sergio Vargas, and Los Hermanos Rosario
Your dad or uncle claim to be dead broke, yet rock a cell phone and is laced with mad gold around his neck and wrists
You drink Presidente, Brugal, or Mama Juana like WATER
You've gotten whipped by a diablo cojuelo or lechon
You have at least 3 porcelain figurenes in your living room
Your sofas are covered in plastic
All the juices you have in your house are the type that come in powder, and you just mix with water, like Tang
You eat Mangu on a daily basis
You ate rice, beans and some type of meat for dinner yesterday, today and probably will tomorrow
You believe Vivaporu is the cure for EVERYTHING
You've been in a carro publico ;)
You use an old t-shirt, towel, or anything as a mop, and use your feet to mop
You've let some one throw AGUA FLORIDA on you for good luck
Your house on the island has broken pieces of glass to keep away robbers
You refer to every cat as mishu
Your childhood games were called: el escondido, pollito pleibi, apara y batea, el gallo, or that game with a stick and a wheel
Your parents dressed you up for Halloween as a vaquero, campesina, gitana, OR hawallana
Your refridgerator has about 85 magnets on it
All your pots and pans are inside the oven
Your local bodega does lay-a-away/credit plans (fiao)
A frosted beer to you is vestida da novia or una fria
Your parents ever gave you aceite de bacalao when you were sick
You're proud to be Dominican - and you pass these jokes on to all your Dominican friends! |
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Yesterday my father took me to Cosco to look at some computers. I'm getting my own for Christmas. Weeheehe Im so excited. Usually I dont get anything for Christmas, in fact this will be the third year Ive actually gotten something for Christmas. My parents are of the firm belief that Christmas is not a time for presents, but one for being with family. Just like this think that Halloween is Satan's holiday so I cant even participate in it. @_@
I dont mind the Christmas thing to much, Ive kinda become accustomed to it. But Im not going to deny that I am not eagar and impatient to get the computer. Especially since I will be able to play Maple Story
www.maplestory.com
Ive been wanting to play that with Sean for a while. Not so much to play something, but just to be able to do something with him and Rae. I doubt any of my friends from LCDS would be nerdy enough to play an MMORPG.
Today was rather uneventful. Didn't snow enough (just frosted) to miss school. Drat.
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Yesterday I went with Rae, her mother, and my brother to Philie. We took the train (first time for me taking actual train. I had been on one before but just at some place where it went around a certain area for 5 or 10 minutes. Some Tourist Attraction, dont remember exactly what it was--happened a long time ago). It was nice, stared out the window for the most part but didn't see anything of particular interest. It'd be great to see some ocean, or scale some mountain on a train. Hope to do it sometime.
We walked around so much, almost all around Philie. My brother went to The University of the Arts there for college so he knew where most things were. First we went to the Mutter Museum which was no where near as bad as I thought it would be. There weren't that many real things, and to be honest I was more grossed out by some of the wax figurines of the causes of some diseases then the real things that had there. It was really small too...we were probably in there for only an hour.
We head to South Street and went into several shops--mostly looked but Rae bought some things. We ate at this restaurant set up like an 80s one and that was really nice.
We just mostly did walking around. Rae met up with a friend of hers called Allison (Lexignton) who seemed really nice. Thing is I thought she was my age, but she turned out to be 25. O_o Jeez she looked young.
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Pfft. Last week uneventful. Im stupid. It wasnt.
I forgot all about the concert. Feh. Typical.
The concert was really fun, I think Ensemble did really badly but Chorus was great. So was Accapela group(which Im still in since I managed to come to enough Rehearsals to learn the song in). We sang Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds which was really popular. It got the largest clap. Im really looking forward to the songs we will be singing in this group. One of the songs is going to be Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkle which I love--and in in five parts. So it should be challenging, especially since we're such a small group. That'll be like three people to a part. Anyhoo, Bladi and Mom came. That was nice.
Yesterday was pretty uneventful unless you count Flex time. We had a small talent show which was really nice, I started to get a headache (again) near the end though.
First we heard the school Quartet which is composed of Miss Lansinger, Miss Quinn, Miss Thomas, Dr Sharpe, and Mr Bostock. They sounded really great, and my god Mr Bostock can go SO deep. XD I kept concentrating on his voice without meaning to--I just find it amazing when some can sing so deep. I myself am pretty lousy at singing deep (well singing at all for that matter). Im a borderline Soprano/Alto. When I sang to be put in a category for Upper School Chorus Miss Lansinger made the strange comment of saying Im good on the extremes. Meaning, Im good at going low for my range, and really high--but I have trouble with middle notes. But I think she's right, Im especially bad at transitioning. Going from a high note to a low note. And Im awful at singing alone in front of crowds. I freeze up so badly. Wish I didnt....I could probably sing alot better if I had more confidence.
I'm pretty sure I can, because when we saw the video of the recording of the concert I listened at the very beginning of the first song 'Gloria en Excelcis'--my brother said that he had heard my voice very clearly and above the others but I had sounded very good. I was able to JUST pick out my voice and I was rather weirded out. I sounded so unlike myself, I could just discern that it really was me. I hope this doesnt sound vain but I did kinda like how I sound, a little. Any other time I sound horrible. When I hear myself sing I like it--but I know its different then how I really sound. I hate hearing recordings of myself cause I sound so bad at times that is makes me rather naseuos.
Blah--I trailed of topic. I have a tendency to do that. Next Miss Quinn sang alone and she sang 'Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas'. I knew that she was probably very keen on music since I had heard she was in other groups and she was the one who is directing the Upper School Play but wow! She has an...interesting voice. Personally I prefer Miss Lansingers but no doubt Miss Quinn is a good singer. She can sing really high without cracking but she has a bit too much of a broad voice for my likeing--Miss Lansinger's is more sweet and feminime.
Who was next? Gah. My horrible memory working now. Miss Thomas performed on piano. She's insanely good. I just cant even properly explain how insanely good she is. She was playing a piece that combined a sonata and a Christmas song and her fingers sped through the keys so quickly! It was amazing.
Accapela group played (which Im in) Lucy in the Sky with diamonds. I thought we were ok.....Miss Lansinger's right though. Whenever we play for other people our age we freeze like a deer(leopard) in headlights.
Warren sang and played on the piano the song 'Slide' by Googoo Dolls. That was awesome, he's such a great singer. Thats all I came really same because it was simply great. However, next he continued singing and on piano now accompanied by Andy Porter on drums and they sang The Scientist by Coldplay. I absolutely adore that song but GOD that was painful to listen to. Im really sorry but it was incredibly painful. Warren sang as well as usual, his piano playing was great, and Andy did an awesome job on the drums but I just hate how they sang it. I dont know if they did it on purpose (I dont think) but the pauses and they way the words flew out were completely different then how the original song goes. AND IT JUST DID NOT WORK. Man, the second I got home I had to listen to the song over and over again for my love of it to return. I love you Coldplay.
Next was probably the best performance of the show. Mr Bostock singing the Grinch song. XD Oh man, nothing need be said for how hilarious that was.
Last Jordan and child prodigy Kellen played a couple songs. They were great, of course.
Thats it really.
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