10th August, 2008
This Was Completely Unintentional
I hadn’t plan on not posting for so long. Wow, I didn’t notice it’s been more than a week now since the last post. Let me see if I can do a nice recap.
Saturday, 8/2 We had a nice family get together. I had a dentist appointment, so I couldn’t go with them to the cemetery, but I briefly joined them for lunch. Since I was still numb from the Novocaine, I couldn’t eat much. I took a short nap (damn you warm weather) and met up with them for dinner. My cousin’s went out to go see the 3rd Mummy, but I didn’t want to go, so I went home. A guy that I had met the week before when I went out to the club, EC, was throwing a birthday bash for himself and had invited me, but I couldn’t go. I didn’t have anyone to go with and my parents probably wouldn’t have liked my going anyway since it was supposed to be a family weekend. So I told him that if I couldn’t go, I’d treat him to a belated lunch or dinner.
Sunday, 8/3 I went back home. I met up with MJ since she and I kept missing each other. We had sushi and it was quite yummy. I didn’t eat a whole lot though, but that’s just me. I’ve been eating much less lately and I don’t really know for sure why that is.
Monday, 8/4 I missed class again. I had gone home from my PE class and decided to take a nap, but that was a bad idea. So instead of going to class, I went around and got some errands done. Over the weekend, I had planned a girls’ night in at my apartment for Friday. I invited MJ, XG, and JYL who all said they could come. So I needed groceries and supplies (shot glasses, cranberry juice, etc). Funny thing was that on my way back from Safeway, I ran into MJ. When I dropped off the things and left my apartment again, I ran into her once more.
Tuesday, 8/5 I went to class and left about half an hour early. I wasn’t planning on it, but I noticed that I didn’t bring toothpaste and I wanted it, so I left early to go back to my apartment to pick it up. The reason I needed it was because once upon a time ago in high school, I was a part of an engineering camp, GetSET (Science, Engineering, and Technology). I found it to be a wonderful program, so I wanted to go back and volunteer my services. Today, they had a college panel, so I was going to make a trip down to Santa Clara University to help them out. However, the senior class was also going to be on its Berkeley tour, so I joined up with them after my class. We visited a materials science lab as well as a civil engineering one. Then I hopped on the chartered bus to get to SCU. I briefly met with my mother so she could drop off my copy of Breaking Dawn. The college panel was okay. It was poorly structured. They left it as an open forum style, but in those cases, you know that those who are really talkative are going to take the floor. There were too many panelists, there was one who had been removed from the whole college process a long time ago and it was just bad. Luckily, I didn’t have to take the public transit back. RN was going to head up and was driving, so I asked him to take me with him.
Wednesday, 8/6 I went to class enough though I was pretty tired. I finished up the last of my shopping (martini glasses) and on the way back, I ran into MH. We decided that we needed to plan a movie night, but due to all my plans this week until next week, it wasn’t going to be any time soon.
Thursday, 8/7 I missed class again by sleeping through them both. I hadn’t meant to, but it happened. JYL and I went back to Safeway to get our alcohol (since I didn’t want to chance getting it beforehand). I bought us a bottle of Grey Goose, so that made me pretty happy.
Friday, 8/8 I saw my doctor for the last time, at least for this year anyway. He expressed that he was disappointed in himself for not being able to understand me. Apparently, I’m so fucked up that he’s never really run into anyone like me in all of his years of experience. He says that he normally is able to put himself in his clients’ shoes, except not mine. I don’t know if I’ll go back to him next year, but he did mention that he would want me to see a special psychologist that would give me some tests to better analyze me (like the ink-blot test). Later, MJ called and told us that she couldn’t go. She had double booked herself and her other event was going to be costly if she canceled. It bummed me out, but I wasn’t too surprised since this is the 3rd time that she’s canceled on us. XG showed up first and we sat around watching the Anime Death Note for a while. I finally figured out where my obsession with red started from! In the anime, for the first season anyway, there are two main characters and they’re battling with one another. When they show the “battle” scene, one character is shaded in blue and the other red. I liked the red one, so that’s where it all began! Anyway, so we watched a few episodes until JYL came. Then the party started and man… it was a good night. Now, I’m not going to go into details because really, what happens here stays here, but it was a good night and I’m pretty happy we had that night.
Saturday, 8/9 JYL had gone home instead of staying over, but XG stayed. Poor her though. She’s prone to hangovers so she woke up with a massive one. Not me though. I’ve yet to experience a hangover or the throwing up effect. I do, however, tend to wake up extremely early and be quite alert. (I woke up seven that morning). I was cleaning while she slept. Then I went out to buy some fruit to make a smoothie that she could hopefully keep down. I was quickly researching some ways to help with the upset stomach and nausea, so I wanted to make sure that she felt okay. I know, I’m a good friend sometimes. I just wanted to make sure that she wasn’t going to feel completely shitty all day, you know?
After she left, I sat around taking care of a few errands here and there. Then I started to get ready for my date with EC. Remember how I said I’d make it up to him? Well, we decided to head out for dinner then go clubbing. I had been planning on going to the club with JYL, but halfway through the dinner, I found out that she decided not to go. Since I didn’t feel comfortable just going with EC to the club and not knowing JYL’s friends very well, we changed our plans and watched Batman instead since he hadn’t seen it yet. It was a good date. I was nervous though and felt a little attracted to him, except I think a part of that attraction has to do with his wealth. He’s the only child, his parents have good jobs, he has a good job, he drives a Porsche that I sat in, etc. I know, I know, I’m not a gold digger, but after realizing how much I needed to find someone stable since my job wasn’t going to provide a lot, I’ve set the bar higher. And EC? Definitely surpasses that bar.
I dunno. I would want another date though; I just don’t know where. He’s on the western side of the peninsula and I’m on the eastern. San Francisco was a good meeting point for us. Maybe after I get back from San Diego we can set something up.
Yes, I’m going down to San Diego this week after my finals are over. My sister had given me the offer a few weeks ago and since I haven’t had a vacation in a while and the weather up here in Berkeley has been cold, I decided to take her up on that offer. I’m heading to my parents Thursday night for a dental appointment on Friday and on Saturday, I’m going to take the bus down. Next Wednesday, I’ll fly back. Speaking of which, I need to review the flying guidelines and rules now.
Anyway, until next time (which hopefully will be sooner).
Tags: alcohol, Death Note, doctor, EC, family, GetSET, JYL, MH, MJ, school, XG
Posted at 3:07 pm |
On August 11, 2008 at 5:25 am Julie said:
August 11, 2008 at 5:25 am
Phew, quite the recap. Man though, that’s a lot of class missing, I hope that doesn’t hurt you. YAY that you get to go on vacation to San Diego though, that sounds awesome. And then you can tell me all the fun you had when we hang out the following Saturday! Speaking of, let me know if you have any ideas. I was thinking the comedy club again, but that night’s show is $25 plus their two drink minimum, so that might not be a good idea. I’m glad you had that night you had with your friends, you need to have fun and be happy. That’s weird that the doc couldn’t read you and understand you. I don’t think it’s cause you’re too complicated, maybe just not open enough with your own thoughts?