I am lovin' summer.

21 finally.. and working full time across the street from school.. the University Village Thousand Oaks.

Taking Astronomy Lab right now and International Relations.


Life is greattt.


<3

I am officially done with school for the summer. well I have two classes during the summer, but they're legit.

YESSSSS. feels extra great.

Man, it has been foreverrrr since my last post. That is because i have been so caught up with life... whatever it is.

To recap and put everything into a nutshell, I am finally done and absolutely over Thomas. Well it looks like we're in a best friend stage, because we click so well, and I have gained the power to stop the "hooking up" bizzyness. Do you remember the ticket I got for him for his birthday? Well I ended up selling that on ebay and I bought two BETTER tickets [they were 5 rows from the field] at the Kansas City Chiefs versus San Diego Chargers. Such a great game, but there were a lot of things that ticked me off about him, and I got to know the REAL Thomas. I mean money is no issue, but he could've said Thank you.... or maybe get me a beer at the game, but no, I was not so appreciated. But it's really all good now. He's wayy moved on now and is spending hundreds for this girl on their first date, and he complained to me that she gave him blue balls because she only gave him a hug after their date. loll.

As far as guys go, I have known this guy, Drew in my Social Psych Class, and he's absolutely awesome. @ first, i was sitting at some tables near the café and he smiled right at me. He even saved me a seat in class, when I was late [pretty much all of the time]. So I decided to strike up a conversation when I turned in my psych term paper at the end of class, he was staring at my paper, and I said, "Are you judging my paper?" haha. and we talked from then on. I shaked his hand to say my name, and small world... he went to CLU for a year to play baseball. But he was planning on leaving, I took out my hand, and he gave me a hug.. and he gave me best friend TIna a hand shake. Weird huh? Or maybe I'm just overthinking it? And well, for me at this rate, it seemed to me as if it was love at 30th sight. Which is fine with me. haha.

So I managed to get his number subtly by asking if i could borrow his notes. And I got his number! and i invited him to study in our study group. But really? I don't even know what is going on, and i'm just going to play along. I hate trying so hard but i'm content with life. I don't need anything special to happen.

I got a big bonus check from work on Friday. And I used about 60% of it to purchase my flight to Minnesota. A lot of people ask me why.. haha. I just want to do something new, and ring in the new year right! With my good old friend Kristin. I'm getting ready to be Minnesota bound. My dad is going nuts with all the big jackets I can wear and he brought home some gloves the other day. He's so funny. I love him so much. And I'm knitting some scarves and hats. I thought it was funny when a resident from the UVTO [aka work] told me that she hopes that I will bump into a nice Lutheran boy in Minnesota [she's originally from Minneapolis].

I'm stoked in the next upcoming weeks, not this one because I have 5 finals and a paper all racked up this week, but this weekend and on until school starts at Cal lutheran. Ohhh. I'll be returning to CLU for the spring semester. I'm so stoked. :)

and.. I officially changed my Major. From Bioengineering to Communications [public relations and marketing]. I've always been better at math and science than english and history... but for some reason, college hits, and That side of my brain just didn't find an interest in it. So I already made it official. And i'm excited. :) ... my parents don't have to know. It's my life, and I don't want to deal with any lecturing right now. haha

Well a lot has happened since my last post.
I just think that everything just happened for a reason and well. I'm not sure what is about to happen next.

Since that phone I received from him, giving me the "just friends" lecture.. well I was misunderstood completely. I thought he said that he would never want to date me after all, he did say that he wants this to work out in the long run. It's just that we've just met and we were running really fast before we got a chance to learn how to walk. As of now, we're working on the friendship part. We still have feelings for one another, but it's like an open relationship. We're seeing each other but we're not going to date each other just quite yet. 

How did I win him back [kinda sorta]. I bought a card that has a lot of blank spaces and so I wrote him a 7-page card that consisted nothing but deep feelings, thoughts, regrets, and what our future beholds. And two weeks beforehand, I had ordered a ticket to the San Diego Chargers game during his birthday weekend and wrapped it up along with a bookmark. On my way to his house, I was just messed up and completely sad, not knowing where we would stand or if ever he would want to see me. I was in total shock and listening to sad songs on the radio didn't really help much either. I was going 100mph and well.. I got pulled over at 1am in the morning [on my way to his house]. It's ok, really.
But I taped the card and tickets onto his car where the driver's seat is. [this is at 2am] Waking up, I get a call from him at 8am and he was crying on the phone because he said that this was the most sweetest nicest things that he has ever gotten EVER. I was touched. So we had a 35 min. conversation and I asked him if he was going to be late, and he said he didn't care as long as we got to talk. Time is precious to me, so I took the initiative to drive to this place and placed my feelings on that card because he didn't know how to talk to me [texts and/or phone calls for example]. So we both agreed to meet up that night to talk in person.

So from that point on, we made it official that we were ok. We just need to cover all the bases before we hit a homerun. We're definitely more than friends now but we're working on it. He told me to invite people to his party at his house and well I did. Before I arrived, there were about 8 people and they were dancing. When I arrived, I was like PARTYYY. and the party started. everyone told him that he should bring me out to parties more often because I am the life of the party? hahaa. and well, one of his best friends happens to think that I'm cute or something like that and this other guy, was creepin' up on me and asked me for my number.

He was getting sick later that night, so i took care of him, dragged him to bed and spent the night. Weird. but We hooked up the next morning, and I even asked him about it yesterday, and he said we are just horny people.
I'm so confused. Why do guys tell you that you might be the one as of right now, but then they give you mixed signals? I'm not even sure what is going on. but I guess I'm ok. He wants his friend, me, him and some other girl go on a double date. I said sure,and he even asked me if I would be upset if he thought my friend was cute. I said, no I'm not the jealous type. What is going on in that boy's head? 


grrrrr.

I have been taking advantage of my vacation and it's been great.
I have been on some dates here and there. But I just sense that nothing is going to change. Did I tell you that David Woolf completely deleted me off Facebook? I just wanted to see what he was up to and he blocked me from EVEN searching him. The fact that he ruined what we had and a potential friendship waiting to erupt and bloom again. But I feel as if he only wanted to be friends with me, in order to get into my pants. That is all. He's just like any other guy.

I really hate guys sometimes. It's just that I have more guy friends than girls and I don't know. It' just way too complicated to explain.

Why can't I find the right guy nowadays when I alway bump into creepy or jerkish ones who tend to hurt me in the end. UGGH.

I'm so frusfrated. I just want to scroll back to cuddling or holding hands or just stare at each other for the whole night or just be next to a warm body the next morning. I'm still young, but still. Window shopping is difficult nowadays because unfortunately all the SALE items [guys] have been decreased to a cheaper price and it's easy for me to buy them but then realize that the CHEAPNESS was a catch.


There's my rant. grrrrr.

and What do  I do with old flames when they "message me" saying that I don't text them anymore when they stopped texting me?


OH MY GOD.
lend me a breather please.
 

So I was planning on staying at my friend Erin's place in San Marcos, San Diego for her house warming party.
So as we were on our way, [it was a nice 3 hours to get there] we stopped and got a break. But when we arrive in San Diego, my friend Heather said. "You guys want to catch some margaritas and tacos in Mexico?"

I can't wait til thursday when I can feel soooo good,
when I'm finally done with summer school.

Geesus.



KILL me NOW.

I have a  7 paper for my english lit class and a big test for my poli sci. ahhh.

 I went to the Cheesecake Factory on Wednesday because it was National Cheesecake Day, celebrating 30 cheesy years. =] And in honor of that 'National Holiday' they had a special all day = $1.50 per cheesecake slice. So we [as a group, Aram, me, Kim [She went back to ASU =(, Carly and her brother, Irving] thought that we can just buy a slice of cheesecake while grabbing a table, but the waiter told u that we could not do that unless we buy an entrée there and the waiter said it was ok for us just to sit there and order dessert. IT WAS SO GOOD.
I value the taste of cheesecake. So as we mingled and ate our cheesecake and found out that the check ended up to be $8.12. hahaha. Cheapest check for 6 people everrrr. lol
So the reallyreally good looking waiter told me that it's all good, so i gave him a 7 dollar tip [which is a 80% tip]. Man oh man I had that guy on a leash. It was fun to make fun of him and maybe flirt? lol.

So yesterday was a good day because Tina came to visit! She goes to CSUN now and left Pierce last May. She came by and then we went to CPK and had a really nice dinner. Man Oh man. good times. I ordered a Thai Linginui with chicken and it was just so good. OMG. scrumptious.

We were driving back to Pierce and we were LEGITIMATELY on the right turn lane on Mason and Winnetka. Then this lady [who happens to work in the Admissions Office at Pierce College] didn't check her blind spot and crashed into us. It was just a dent but Tina didn't know what to do, since it was her first car accident. So I went in and took charge, "license and registration, please." I hate the fact that the passenger gave us an attitude, and she was extra rude. f*ck that. seriously.

here are some pictures:

  

    


This was the lady's car:





This was our car:




until then. Peace & Love.

I just want summer school to be over already. gees.

I need my break.

grrrr.

and i want you. NOW. lol.

well I went clubbing this weekend at a 21+ club, [I knew the bouncer] and it was pretty legit.
But gees. There were old creepers there. SCARY.

really short entry.
more later.


love love.

[[Update]]

My Friday work Hours has been switched up a little bit. So from now on, I will be dropped off at CLU every Friday morning at 6:30am and then I have SIX hours to spend (I think I'm going to hang out at the library from now on. lol) because I work from 6:30am-3:00pm 12:00 to 8:30pm. And because I carpool with my dad every friday to save money on gas =]

I hate these lead servers at work. Why? Bro, I've been working from 6:30am-3:00pm every single friday since January and just all of a sudden I get shifted back to the later shift because I work part-time. It's lousy and it's lame. These new full-timers have been here since May and they decide to kick me out because I'm a part-timer. That's completely lame. They were like "either work from 11-3 or 12-8:30."

But now, it's all good. I am forced to go to the library, as my father told me, to work on some homework before I head off to work. It's actually pretty nice to not have to work so early. And I get to visit my best friends who just happen to live on campus this summer =]

[[ In Search for a New Job, uhhh maybe? ]]

So I went to Fry's yesterday because my sister needed a USB Hub Port since since her computer's tower's USB port is wayyyy in the back. SO it gets annoyinng to pull out the Tower out of the computer desk just to put in a USB drive for her projects. And it happened to be on SALE yesterday for $7.99. I'm such a good shopper. I'm way proud of the money I save. :) But I saw a sign that says they were hiring at Fry's. But then I find out that starting wage is minimum wage equals to $8. damn. I was looking for something a little higher than what I am paying now?

Any suggestions? I'm looking for a different job. Maybe at least $10? Because I'm working at a restaurant at $9.00 and absolutely no TIPS. well there's a bonus at the end of the year, but it's like for $50. That's just sad.

I can pretty much work anywhere. But I like people. My best friend Tina told me I should work at Jamba Juice. lol

[[ something new ]]

I got to see my two besties this morning. Johan and Kailee. And I'm way excited but I'm going to be studying abroad next summer: Semester @ Sea

I get to go to

• Nassau, Bahamas
• Cadiz, Spain
• Naples, Italy
• Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Piraeus (Athens), Greece
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Varna, Bulgaria
• Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt
• Casablanca, Morocco
• Charleston, SC, USA

Man. I'm so stoked. And I get to go with Kailee and Jenny. And my 21st birthday will be in a different country! How great is that? OMG.
Actually I just looked it up and it says i'll be in Italy for my 21st birthday!
I'm so stoked! I've never been to any of these countries ever. I've only traveled within the states and Vietnam. Man let's fast forward to next summer?


i'm in love with the world.

Did I forget to tell you that I was being asked to be in some weird "activity" by 3 couples. It's just so weird.

and that I have had about 3 guys hit on me and asked for my number this week?


Three is a crowd. I'm kinda worried. lol

Hello Journal. Hello All.


It has been quite a while.

Let me fill you in.

Well I finished two classes [Session A] and I passed both classes with Bs. I'm pretty content with what I earned. They were both great classes. Although I was about 8 points short from an A in my History 11 class, I'm still content. And now I was taking three classes from 8am to 10pm have two classes: Political Science 1 and English Literature. Both are transferable to CLU. Which I'm pretty stoked about because I'm probably going to end up with a 3.5ish by the end of next year. 
        This fall i'm going to be taking a full 18 units of mostly bullshit classes that I don't need. I just need like 2 classes and based on my financial aid, i need at least 12 units, so I'm taking full advantage of 18 to boost up my GPA. I'm pretty stoked about this fall:

• Political Sociology [a brand new class at pierce in which I'm really stoked about, I've had Mitra as a prof. before, she's amazing.]
• Piano 3 [stoked, i've been playing piano since I was 8, but this is my first official college course]
• Calculus [ I'm waitlisted, I think it's going to be calc 2. I'm doing ok with this area, pretty legit]
• Theater 272 [aka Acting 2, a group of 8 of us kids who previously took Acting I last semester are planning on taking Acting II together, I'm so excited.]
  
• History 52 [A diversity requirement for CLU, it's Women's History or something like that]
  
• Psychology 13 - Social Psychology [an extra class i'm taking with Tina, and I've always wanted to learn more about social Psych]

Everything about school is legit.

meh. work is alright. I get by. I'm thinking about quitting soon. But at this rate, I want to stay as well. Because the residents tell me that I'll be getting a super huge bonus this december. So i should stick around to see what happens. I was about to get promoted then the new manager got fired. So I don't know. And some people are being demoted, and all this work drama. It's like high school shit. I hate itttt so much. But I love the people and co workers I have. It's pretty legit. =] They were about to cut some of my hours. But i'm like heck no. So i'm working later now. New hours on friday. whatev. I get by.

I am TWENTY today.

intense.

<3

I am dedicating this post just to wish a Happy Happy Happy birthdayyy to burmecian_storm!
hope your day is extra grand!

love, christine

I think i need a breather because all these projects need to stop.

and eeek i have finals. lame. uber lame.


but i think everything's ok

=]

So I went to the East Coast for Spring Break...





.... And it was soo amazing. I went to, passed by or had a lay-away in SIX States in a matter of 5 days and 5 nights. My flight from LAX landed in Philly, PA. Stayed there for a good 5-6 hours exploring Philly a little. Then I took a plane to the Ronald Reagan Int'l Airport. Took a metrotrain to Arlington, Virgina where I mainly stayed. I stayed with Kailee, she goes to CLU, but is interning in D.C. for the semester and while I was there, explored the east coast for the very first time ever. I flew in on a tuesday, and took a charter bus to New York. And, p.s. the states over there are soo small, a flight from Philly to D.C. literally took 20 minutes, the guy who sat next to me said it is a "commuter flight." haha. Dude, it takes me 20 minutes to drive from my house to T.O. for work and stuff. gees. crazy.

New York: on the bus there, I really didn't know where exactly I was about to go. Before I had to meet the bus guy at my location at 6am Eastern Time, I looked at a brief map of New York. And i was like "oh ok." But on the bus, I met this girl, who is a graduate from NYU, and she thought I was funny because the guy who was the bus driver, was chinese, just couldn't really speak english and stopped our bus riht near the exit to Manhattan. We were like OMG. And I just told everyone, I'm pretty sure he can figure it out, he's Asian. Everyone laughed soo hard. haha. But she basically showed me where to go, it was nice of her. And I followed her to the subway, and this homeless followed me. I was like WTF? and he wanted to get in for free (subway) so i kinda pushed him off. INTENSITY.
but i spent a matter of 8 hours in New York. I pretty much hit every place i wanted to see, except the 9/11 spot and Central park. Oh well, next time for sureeee.

But here was my trip line up:

LAX - Philly, Pennsylvania
Philly to D.C.
D.C. to Arlington, Virginia (10 minute bus ride)
Virginia to D.C.
D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore to New Jersey
New Jersey to NY
NY to D.C.
D.C. to Houston, TX.

Crazy. and i went all by myself visiting friends and exploring the east coast.

Good times.

Love love Peace to the World.

So everything has been great. I went around to my new school and it's not as bad. And plus the classes that I'm taking are awesome. I'm wayy excited about it! woot!

(Sociology) Human Sexuality
(Psychology) Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality
(Art) Drawing
(Theatre) Acting
(Philosophy) Contemporary Problems in Bioethics.
Intermediate/Advanced Volleyball

I'm way stoked.

Hmm. just to add a little interesting story. I needed to get an ID card so I went to this "CopyTech" place and the lady said I wasn't enrolled yet. So i had to go to the business office and pay a health fee. It was nice. $11.00 is all I had to pay. lol. So after I took my ID card, I went to another door that led directly to the bookstore. Which was kinda cool. lol. And I was looking for my books to see if the covers were correct because i had already ordered my books wayyy cheaper on half.com and saved a major amount of 200 dollars. And these people in red kept asking if I needed help (they work there. lol) and there was one guy and this other lady. The lady helped me. But you know what's funny? The guy kept following me around and see if I needed some "help." I thought it was cute, so I started a conversation with him. Turns out that (never heard of this before) he's European from some country (starts with an M) I've never heard of before and his parents speak russian and a little bit of something else. And he's a new student just like me! He transferred from CSUN and he's an international student. So I ended up asking him to help me find my books even though I had already knew where they all were in the bookstore. haha.
But I noticed when I had said bye, he did not follow any other girls around the bookstore. And he kept passing by me and smiled. haha.


Funny. lol. There might be something there. lol

haha. just kidding. Just a cute story I'd like to share with you.


Love & Peace