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Otakon 2011 Report

2011-08-08T07:57:00.000-07:00

Otakon flew by really quickly for me. I guess it's because of the art alley. O_o

--------------Thursday-----------------------------
Wanted to leave for Otakon around 8 AM, but ended up leaving around 12 PM because I was still working on stuff for the artist alley and had to pack. We got there in good time since we took a different route than usual. Only took us about 2 hours, I think?

Was excited for the Matsuri, but it ended up being crappy. The booths were just anime clubs and the food stands were meh (only had 2 food stands). Plus, it was small. Went back to the hotel, for a bit, to work on artist alley stuff, and then returned to the Matsuri for Eyeshine, a band playing there.

Got an autograph Johnny Yong Bosch because I love his voice acting as Nero from DMC4 and Guy from Tales of Abyss. His voice is really nice~<3

His band was pretty good, so I got their CDs and had them sign it. Still need to listen to the CDs. ><

--------------Friday-----------------------------
Had to set up for the artist alley and was worried we wouldn't be ready in time. Lolz, our pipe display was larger than the table, so it bended a bit. I was scared it would fall apart, but it was stable the whole time!! *phew* But, some of our prints kept falling... OTL

The only event I attended on Friday was the Chemistry concert. I did attend a Tokusatsu photo shoot in hopes of seeing more Kamen Rider cosplayers, but not a lot of people showed up, so I left. A big disappointment. =A=

The Chemistry concert was awesome!! I wasn't sure how they would be, but they played a lot of good songs!! The dancing was cool and I enjoyed the concert. Ended up buying a Chemistry photo book and CD.

Ohya, someone recognized my sister's and my Kamen Rider OOO cosplays!! He asked us for a photo!! Yay!! (Btw, she cosplayed as Cazali and I cosplayed as Hino Eiji).

--------------Saturday-----------------------------
I was the only one who woke up early, so I had to set up and run the artist booth by myself till someone else came... OTL Tried my best to set up as quickly as I can.

Managed to get Chemistry's autograph and photo on Saturday. Tried to get one on Friday, but the line was way too long. Turns out, the Saturday line was better since not a lot of people showed up. Also, went to their Q & A.

Watched Kamen Rider V3 and man, that show is hilarious!! Need to find it and watch some more episodes. XD

At night, I was surprised to see Danny Phantom cosplayer and I ran out of the artist booth to take a picture.

But, what surpirsed me more than the Danny Phantom cosplayer was the DENEB COSPLAYER!! I freaked out when she stopped by my table. Like, OMG!! DENEB!!! Hahaha, I hurried to pull the camera out of my bag so I could take her photo.

--------------Sunday-----------------------------
Nothing really remarkable on this day. Went to the dealer's room for a small bit and was pretty much in the artist alley the whole time. Sunday was the busiest day for me. So many people wanted to buy stuff and it was hard keeping up with all the orders. X-x

Finshed a commission on Sunday. It's Ika Musume hugging a giant shrimp. My bro and sis made fun of my shrimp... ya, I just suck at drawing them.... hope the commissioner likes the drawing... OTL

Highlights of Sunday: Meeting that Ghost Trick fan, and print trading with Hakuku. Lolz, I kept looking at her prints thinking, "I wanna buy some." XD

The prints I got from her are on the left~<3

--------------Random----------------------------

Doujinshis I bought because it's rare to find Giriko x Justin (I seriously tried to not by anything ><) and free swag I got. I also purchased a Tiger & Bunny print, some keychains for sis, and some art commissions (forgot to take picture).

Our room was a work room for all four days!! Lolz, my friend and her boyfriend bought all their supplies: a hack saw, an anvil, a toaster oven, acetone, etc... our room was very loud at night with the noise of sawing of brass. ^^;

One of my friend's products kept being mistaken as a chain mail condom. 8D

Grrr, found out there was another Kamen Rider shoot and they had an Ankh!!! GDI!!! (╬ ಠ益ಠ)

STD...

2011-08-02T23:04:00.000-07:00

...stands for SAVE THE DATE!! Lolz, friend told me she wrote that on her calender and was confused why she wrote STD when she looked at it later. Then, she realized it meant "Save the Date." Oh, Alex. XD

Friend gave me her Save the Date invitation last week, but I didn't have time to post about it till now.

The invitation is beautiful!! She and her fiance designed it.

Close up of their sickeningly, cute, custom stamp.

Her fiance drew the front (left) and she drew the back (right). Their invitation is so cool and colorful~<3

Instructions for the bridesmaid's dress. That's right, I'm gonna be one of the bridesmaids in my friend's wedding!! I'm so excited!! Though, my friend and I are not really looking forward to going dress and shoe shopping... shopping for a prom dress was a pain in the ass and we're gonna have to do the same process for the bridesmaid's dress... OTL

LA/Vegas/AX Trip

2011-07-09T20:54:00.000-07:00

Decided to revive this blog and re-design the whole thing...my last entry is from January 2010. ^^;

So, I was on vacation from June 22 to July 5. Had lots of fun, but there was some drama that ruined a bit of my trip. Whatever, it's over now and I can joke about it now.

--------------Beginning-----------------------------
Plane ride sucked going to Cali. My muscles ached the whole time cuz I cleaned my fish tank and my nose was stuffed. Also, I had no tissue to blow my nose. But, I got to eat some yummy In-N-Out burgers when I arrived. Wish there was an In-N-Out in the East Coast.

Went to Mann Theatres and Chinatown on the second day of my trip. Took some pictures of Mann Theatres and bought souvenirs: a Jackie Chan dollar and a shot glass for my Dad. I didn't realize they just glued a Jackie Chan picture onto a dollar...lolz, I got cheated.

In Chinatown, I got two new blouses for a very good price cuz my aunt is a pro at bargaining.

--------------Las Vegas-----------------------------
Went to Las Vegas on the third day and stayed there for awhile. The drive was long and boring. Plus, I had to listen to my Aunt's god music (bleh!!). There's really not much to see in Nevada in terms of scenery; it's all just sand and cactus. Las Vegas was really hot and there's a risk of overheating the car. O-o

I went to Las Vegas when I was a kid, and it was mad boring since I could only play in the arcades and had to wait there for hours while parents gambled. But, it's much different when you're older and can actually play in the casino. I had a blast playing roulette and the Da Vinci slot machine with my siblings. We never played seriously and only played for enjoyment. I think the dealer was bored with us cuz we never played with much risk lolz.

Hehe, the highlight of my Vegas trip was....WATCHING THE CHIPPENDALES SHOW!! ROFLMAO!!! To tell you the truth, I always joked with my sister of seeing the show with her, but I never thought it would happen. My Aunt convinced us to watch by saying it's not often you get to go to Las Vegas. I was actually too embarrassed to make the call to find out if there's any seats left, so my bro did it for us. Thank bro. OwO )b

We went to the Rio early to find the Chippendales theaters. We went to the wrong theater and had to ask the guy working there where it was...embarrassing. After walking around, we found it. I took a picture of the entrance. Hahaha, MAN CHEST!!!

I didn't want to be the first one to enter, so we waited till someone else did. Before entering the show, there's a lounge called the flirt lounge. Of course, I don't want to do any flirting or drinking, so we hid in a secluded corner till the doors opened.

When the doors opened, we got seated by two doods. We got good seats in the middle. Good job sis!! >w< )b

The show was amazing and hilarious!! They had all type of fetishes for girls: cowboys, vampires, military uniforms, fire fighters, etc. The guys would do a smexy dance and then strip. Also, there was a lot of ripping of tank tops!! I almost caught one of the ripped tank tops thrown at the audience. I saw a lot of man-butts and one act was just too steamy and silly for me. They had three guys on the stage; one on a bed, one on a couch, and one on a motorcycle. They stripped till they were butt naked and used their detachable underwear to cover up their private parts. Then, they proceeded to thrust their hips at an increasing pace to match the increasing pace of the music. They even had a passionate look on their face. I think I died from watching them. O///O

Errr, one thing I didn't know about the show, is that they take people out of the audience!!! I'm so glad I wasn't in the front for that. I would have died up there, especially what they asked the people to do. They had a dating game show and had three contestants. The first contestant was asked to do a lap dance on stage. The second contestant, an old granny (LOL, WUT?), was asked to show her favorite sex position. She got assistance from the host, who stood behind and humped her. XD The third contestant was asked to put a condom on a banana that the host held near the his crotch. ^^;; The old lady won and was given lap dances by three guys. Omg, too funny. She looked like she was having the time of her life.

Not only did they take people out of the audience, they also went to the audience. They walked on the chairs and gave hugs and kisses to people.

After the show was done, you could have taken a picture with them. Decided to do it for memory keepsake. Pifff, I'm surrounded by so many beefy men!!! Σ(ﾟ|Дﾟ) You could have sat on your favorite guy's lap if you wanted to. Luckily, my favorite dood was standing...I don't think I would be able to sit on his lap...I'd get a major nosebleed or something...

I bought a Chippendales calendar, Jace print, and poster from their store. Then I went back to the flirt lounge to get autographs and meet the guys. Juan, Jace, and Chaun seemed like really nice guys, especially Juan. When I asked him for his signature, he replied in a kind, sweet voice, "Sure, sweetie." =w=

--------------AX-----------------------------
There wasn't really much for me to do at the convention except check out the dealers room, artist alley, and arcade. I only went to one panel and that was the Mega 64 one. The others didn't interest me. Still, I had a great time at AX. Not something I would go every year, though.

Surprisingly, for it's size, AX wasn't as huge as Otakon. I guess it's because AX doesn't use all the available space. Also, there's more stuff to do at Otakon. I found myself much busier at Otakon.

All the stuff I got in my trip, mostly from AX. I spent way too much money in this trip. Couldn't help it, there were so many good artists!! and my wallet cries... OTL

Also, I met Billie and Nozo. Both were nice. Thanks for all the lovely commissions!! I really love the Keane and Felipe commission. >w<

--------------Meeting Donguri and Usagi-----------------------------
Saved the best for last!! On the last day on my trip, I met Donguri and Usagi!! Omg, I still can't believe we actually met!!! We hanged out at AX and Little Tokyo. I showed them around AX's dealer room and artist alley. Then, we went to Little Tokyo and walked around. We visited Kinokuniya and exchanged sketchbooks. Also, we took a very funny photo together along with my siblings. Can I have copies of your photos??

Hope my siblings weren't too weird for you guys. ^^;;

Sneak picturs of Don and Usa!! Also, group picture!! Fear the censorship lolz.
Errr, wasn't sure if I'm allowed to post, but if you guys want me take it down, I will. ^^

They drew in my sketchbook and gave me cute penguin stickers!! Wah, Leo!!! And, and Sigi and Andiron!!! I'll treasure the drawings and penguin stickers forever!!! You guys really didn't need to buy me penguin stickers, so I really appreciate it!! Thank you so much guys!! ILU BOTH!!! QwQ

Sorry for polluting your sketchbooks with my crappy drawings...I'm really bad with drawing on the spot w/out reference...OTL

QAQ ALSO, YOU GUYS DIDN'T NEED TO PAY US!!! You guys are such ninjas, I swear!! We didn't even realize you were drawing in the back and you even stealthy hid money in that small sheet of paper (Btw, my siblings loved the drawings!!). You guys didn't cause us any trouble!! We had lots of fun hanging out with you guys and I hope we can hang out again. Both of you were really nice and cute...SO CUTE!! //SMACK *gives a huge hug and a kiss* O3O )/~~<3

I hope you guys had a fun time too. C:

Guess what came in today...

2010-01-13T15:10:00.000-08:00

...the Dogs Artbook!! It's slightly damaged from shipping, but I'll deal with it.

*cough cough* Why you guys so pro? *o*

Theme changed!!

2009-12-20T22:07:00.000-08:00

Changed the theme of my blogger to Professor Layton!! Wheee!! XD

Fall Semester Summary

2009-12-17T05:46:00.000-08:00

Please just ignore this entry: it's just ranting and it's super long. =_=

THIS SEMESTER WAS PROBABLY THE MOST STRESSFUL AND SHITTY SEMESTER EVER!!!! I'm glad it's finally over and I can just relax for the time being.

Uggg, where to start. Well, I guess I'll start with clinicals.

1. Med-Surg rotation: I fucking hated it. My teacher was horrible and there were times when I felt like shit. The first day started off horribly. I got lectured by my teacher, a nurse, a nursing assistant, and my patient complained about me. I was gonna go greet my patient, but a nursing assistant asked for a chair since her patient was falling to the floor. I was going to get a chair, but my teacher came in and pushed me towards my patient. Afterward, I got pulled out by my nurse and nursing assistant. They were telling me that I should have got the chair and how important it was to help your fellow workers. I felt really bad after that and got mad at myself. But, my bad luck didn't end there. When I went to give meds to my patient, I went alone since my teacher wasn't there and I gave meds by myself in the past clinicals. When my teacher found out, she looked at me with an expression saying "Omg, can't believe you did that." Then later, she pulled me out and told me that my patient complained about me (Found out that she thought I didn't know how to get a blood pressure, when I did know =A=). She also told me that she couldn't teach everything from Nursing 1 and that if I needed help I should ask. I was shocked when I heard that since last year my clinical teacher was telling how great I was and how I should go into ER or something higher than Med-surg. When I came home I was depressed and my self-esteem was down the drain.

About my med-surg clinical instructor...she was very disorganized and sometimes I wondered where her head was. I was a bit annoyed with her when she asked: "Do you talk with your parents?" I know I'm quiet most of the time, but that doesn't mean I'm a mute!! Of course I talk with parents!! *smacks* >A<* Omg, I can just keep complaining about her. One major issue with her is that we would have to wait for her to give meds to our patients. I would wait for sometimes an hour or more just to give meds. So, every time my group had clinical, we would be giving 9AM meds at 11AM...WHICH IS NOT GOOD AT ALL!! You have an hour window before and after to give meds. Our nurses would be very frustrated with us and she had the nerve to tell our group that we needed to be more organized and that we shouldn't be giving meds so late. WELL MAYBE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR YOU, WE WOULDN'T GIVE MEDS SO LATE!! We brought it up with her and all our suggestions to not give meds to late were shot down.

There was one day all of us got berated. In one post conference, she told us how we were the worst group ever and how bad we were. It was harsh sitting through all of that. There was also a time were we went up to post-conference without telling since it was time to go up. When she came up, she said: "If you guys ever do that again, I'm going to kill you." O_O

Lolz, when we were up on the floor, we would avoid her at all possible cost. The only time we would go to her is for meds. It was funny since we would hide from her and ask each other if she was around so we could avoid her. ^^;;;

One statement she said shocked me. She said: "Nursing requires common sense, hmmm, I wonder how I got here." WTF, AS AN INSTRUCTOR YOU SHOULDN'T SAY THAT. Also, ya, how did you get here!?!

Towards the end, lots of stuff happened on the floor I was on. A nurse got basically kicked off the floor since of her bad attitude and nurses were frustrated at our clinical instructor. One nurse stated: "I don't know what's she's saying or doing." Plus many would comment on how she seemed "overwhelmed." Another said that when she worked on the floor, she was horrible.

The next week after that incident, we got an email from her giving out our assignments. It was weird since the email was sent out early to us (usually she sends them very late at night) and we had no meds to give. Later that night, we got another email saying clinical was canceled and that we would meet with the nursing coordinator instead. When we met up with the nursing coordinator, we asked what happened, and she told us that it was confidential and that there were "administrative changes" (probably got fired). After meeting with her, we told her how these past 9 weeks were horrible for us and we told her all our frustration we had with our clinical instructor.

Med-surg was one bumpy roller coaster. My group and I felt we wasted out time and that we got cheated out of the experience. Plus, we all felt crappy during our med-surg rotation.

Psych: The clinical site I went to looked like something out of a horror movie since there were old, stone buildings . There was one place that had barbed wired fence. We got a tour of the place on our first day and boy, we got a taste of psych. One dude was quacking and another was staring at us repeatedly saying: "Do you have weapons?" One student got afraid and actually hid behind me lolz. One place we went to had a women screaming and you could hear her hitting the door. It was very awkward sitting down and hearing that. Psych rotations wasn't bad, but we had to give presentations on our patients. Luckily, we were paired up, so it wasn't so bad. I got paired up with someone I worked with before, so I was very happy since we work well together. Those presentations were brutal and we had to sit through everyone's presentation...each one was about an hour or more long. PAINFUL!!! My butt was sore by the time we were done.

Pediatrics: I HATED GOING TO ONE OF THE CLINICAL SITES!! We had two different sites to go to and one was an hour long drive!! A FUCKING HOUR LONG DRIVE!! Plus, one day when I went down to go there, bad luck hit me. The morning started off with my mom yelling at my bro since he couldn't find his wallet. Since he couldn't find his wallet, I had to drive my sis to the train station. Then, I couldn't find my ipod and I had to drive without music (I NEED MUSIC WHEN I DRIVE). Of course more shit had to happen. The road I take to the place was closed off because of an accident. I had to take a detour and I ended up getting very lost. I stopped at some place and just started to cry since I was lost and I was gonna be late to my clinical. I managed to gain my composure back and found my way back home. I asked my bro to drive me since he found his wallet and I was too stressed. When I got there, I was about 2 hours late. Hahaha, of course my bad luck didn't end there. My patient acted up (apparently this has never happened before and of course it had to happen me when I was there) and was kicking and punching me and the nurse I was working with. In post conference, we had to give presentation and I had to do it alone since my partner was elsewhere. When I was giving the presentation, my teacher stopped me and said that it didn't look liked I had everything and that I should give it next week when my partner was back...OTL OTL OTL

Lecture: Ugg, it was annoying how the notes we needed to have for class weren't online and when we went to lecture, we didn't have the notes. Plus, the teacher noticed no one had the notes and still continued!! Many lectures were rushed and especially towards the end.

Over all, this semester was horrible and I'm very happy I'm done!! After the final, I went out to eat lunch with my clinical group. We had wine and made a toast. Lolz, before we had wine, they asked me how old I was and I told them my age. Then, one of my classmates was saying how it ts cute that I'm so young and how I'm the baby of the group. *embarrassing* I'm one of the young people in my clinical group and a majority of my group is around their 50s or 30s. Plus, most of them have kids, some which around my age.

Eating lunch with them was fun because all of them are so funny. I was worried about drinking too much wine since I had to drive back home. Plus, it didn't help that one of my classmates poured even more wine into my cup. =A=;;; That was the first time I drove with alcohol in my system. It was very irresponsible of me, but I made it back home safely. If my mom found out, she would kill me. Good thing the wine wasn't too strong and I made sure to eat bread and drink a lot of water.

Anyhoo, I hope to see my clinical group next semester and I would be sad if one of them didn't pass. :C

Grounds for Sculpture

2009-08-21T22:40:00.000-07:00

*WARNING: PICTURE OVERLOAD*

Went to a place that features contemporary sculptures called "Grounds for Sculpture" on Wednesday with two of my friends. We got lost going there and went in many circles lolz. We found out about this place from my friend, Alex, and we wanted to go check out the place since it looked cool. It was a lot of fun, but at the same time it was painful since it was mad hot. Towards the end of our visit, we were very tired and just dragging ourselves to the parking lot (spent forever looking for the parking lot since we didn't know where we were...place is big). Heehee, we took a lot of pictures~

There were peacocks just walking around the place!! Sometimes, they would come out unexpectedly. The chicks were sooo adorable and the males were very beautiful. Tried to get as close as possible to them without making them angry (Didn't want to be attack lolz).

Awesome lighted up abstract art. It's robo-fish and robo-man!!

LOLOLOLOLOL, my mind was in the gutter when I saw this piece of art. Hur hur, what does the thing my friend is pointing to look like?

The giant snake on the ground and my friends, Rachie (left) and Sushi (right), standing on one part of it. Hahha, they have conquered the snake!!! >:D

Sushi trying to look "sexy." Lolz, Rachie and I tried to do some "sexy poses" too, but we had no clue what to do...we all just suck at being sexy... >///<

More pervy looking stuff. The first picture looks like guy is giving himself a blow job. The second one just looks retarded...there's a freaking pole stuck up his ass.

At first, I thought this person was just squatting, but then I looked closer and found out the person was taking a piss!! =A=;;;

Statue fun~

Took a break from all that walking and sat down in some look-out place. We drew and wrote some stuff on the wood. Of course I drew a penguin~~<3

Random Stuff. There was a fake squirrel on a branch of a tree and I don't know what the hell is going on in the other picture. It's so weiiirrrddd.....

~Letter Galore~

2009-08-15T05:10:00.000-07:00

So, I got 3 letters from my friends this week. Couldn't really update my blogger them since I was hanging out with friends. Finally got a chance today~

First letter: From Alex!! Got the letter on Wed~
I was excited to hear back from Alex since I haven't had much contact with her because she was working in a camp as a counselor for around 2 months. They won't let you use your phone during your working days and there's no internet access. I found out from her letter that the people there were bullying her to the point she would cry. That made me extremely pissed off!! I seriously want to punch those people!! >:C Glad she's finally home and does not have to deal with all that crap. I missed her a lot during her stay at the camp, but I was able to hang out with her for a bit yesterday. Found out that it's really true that counselors in that camp party like crazy and that there are mattresses in sheds so they can have sex. (Of course my friend wasn't a part of that) O_o;;; Anyway, couldn't really hang out with her long since she needed to sleep early because she's going to visit her boyfriend for 2 weeks. Huhuhu, have fun with your boyfriend Alex~ *wink wink*

Second & Third letter: From Donguri and Usagi!! Got the letter yesterday!!
Didn't even know the letter arrived until I was randomly walking through my living room and noticed a green letter (LOVE GREEN) on a table with my name on it. Such a delightful surprise!! OwO

Donguri: OMG, OMG, OMG, the watercolor drawing you sent with your letter is just GODLY!! I love it to pieces and you drew my favorite KHR characters. Huhuhu, Mukuro is very sexy in your style and I love his expression; he gives me a nosebleed. *|w* Also, Chrome is very pretty and she has such a peaceful look on her face~ I can't stop myself from staring at your drawing and admiring your skills as an artist. You're really amazing. Thank you so much for the drawing and the Happy Birthday. Lastly, thank you for being such a wonderful friend! ILU DONGURI!!! (^3^)/~~~<3 style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">

Usagi: DAWwww, so you named your little penguin, Kyuppy? Such an adorable name and you're very creative in naming~ Hee hee, I'm pretty sure he's very happy with that name and just loves it!!! XD

Everything from your letter to your drawing just screams cuteness!! Your letter is very vivid and all the emotion faces just rock (I had way too much enjoyment staring at them LOLZ)!! Your drawing brings a smile to my face and my mood lightens up whenever I see your drawing~~ It's so colorful and you drew my favorite KHR gang: the Kokuyo gang!! I LOVE THEM!!! <3 style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">

Both: I really can't thank you guys enough!! Receiving letters and drawings from you guys made my day and filled me with joy~ You guys are the best friends a person can have. >w<

Fufufu, I put both of your drawings on my "Wall of Friendship"

Random Question: What paper do you guys use? It's really nice~

Turned 21!!

2009-08-08T01:21:00.000-07:00

It's was my Birthday yesterday and I'm 21 years old now!! Now I can finally do 2 things legally:
1. Buy alcohol
2. Gamble

Don't really care much for buying alcohol since I don't really like the taste or the buzz you get from alcohol. Though, I am glad that I can finally gamble legally now. It was always so annoying how I would be kicked out of the casino because I was not of legal age. Finally, I can just hang out in the casino without the worry of being kicked out. Woot!!

Btw, I'm not really that into gambling, but I guess it does have its amusements from time to time. Lolz, I only really gambol when my aunt offers me to spin the wheel for her. I don't really like gambling my own money---> I'm so stingy.

Anywaz, I had a great time yesterday. Didn't really do anything spectacular, but I had a lot of good stuff happen to me. First, I got the some stuff I ordered online: art supplies and a Sebastian nendoroid. Second, I went to Wegmans to get some lobsters and found out they were celebrating their 10th anniversary and were giving out free cake!! Also, lobsters were on sale and I bought eight since that number is my lucky number~ Third, I got my commission I ordered a long time ago. Lastly, the Happy Birthdays I recieved from people really brightened my day (Thank you Usagi, Donguri, Moofy, HoDduk, and Sushi!!)

For presents, I just got money from my aunt and parents, and a Wesker action figure from my siblings (It's not out yet, so they just preordered it for me). Huhuhu, the action figure has glowing red eye action!! I can't wait to get it~

For my Birthday cake, I got an oreo cake and put a Hello Kitty candle on it lolz. The cake was yummy. ^q^

~The yummy cake~

Even though there are advantages to getting older, I still hate the fact that I am getting older. It means that there are more responsibilities and stuff I need to worry about... =A=

Nintendo DSi and snake!!

2009-07-09T19:13:00.000-07:00

Got my Nintendo Dsi on Monday and I'm still surprised that I won it. ^w^

It came in this box. I love how it says "Anti-Virus Kit." XD

The Nintendo DSi!! I was really hoping I would get the green one instead of the pink one, but oh well. A free DSi is a free DSi. Can't complain there.

Random note: I found a dead snake while I was walking around my backyard!! Then I saw a living one go underneath the deck in my backyard. OAO

HOLY CRAP!!! I WON A DSi!!!!

2009-07-03T07:25:00.000-07:00

OMG, OMG!!! I just opened my email just now and found out I won a Nintendo DSi!!! I can't believe that I won!!! I entered a contest held by Nis America where you had to play a Puchi Puchi Virus demo. If you get more than 10,000 points, you recieve a set "ID number" which you use to enter the contest. Once you register your ID number, you're entered in a random drawing where only 10 winners will be selected. Well, I was selected and I even forgot I entered the contest lolz. Also, what are the chances of being selected in a random drawing? I've entered many random drawings before and I have never won any of them until now.

I can die from happiness right now~~~ \(*^o^*)/

Trip-ed out

2009-06-13T03:39:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I came back from my 2 week vacation in Europe and I'm so tired right now. I have to organize my stuff and I'm very overwhelmed with all the updates I need to check. There's a lot of manga updates and messages I need to deal with...it's gonna be quite a feat catching up with 2 weeks of lost internet...OTL

Well, gotta clean up and organize my stuff. I'll probably post new entries about my trip to Georgia and Europe later.

Happy!!!

2009-05-17T06:31:00.000-07:00

I PASSED NURSING THIS SEMESTER!!!! Omg, I was so worried that I would not pass since my test scores were not exactly the best and I was borderline when I calculated my average test grade (you need a 75 or higher to pass nursing and my average test grade was a 76). After calculating the tests and the papers, I found out that I needed to get a 70 or higher on my final to pass...even though I knew that I needed to work hard to pass nursing, my procrastination kicked in and I ended up studying the day before the final (I always end up doing that for every test I take). After I was done taking nursing final, I was very worried that I failed Nursing. Being worried and depressed sucked because I had to take another final after the Nursing one. When I took my Statistic final, I was shaking a bit and I had a bit of trouble concentrating since I hadn't eat in a while and I didn't get much sleep since I was studying for the Nursing final.

After taking all of my finals, I was in a constant panic mode and I wanted to know when the test scores will be posted, so I went home and checked. I found out the tests scores were going to posted on May 20 and I did not want to wait that long to know if I passed or not. I ended up driving back to the college to give an envelop to my teacher so she could send me my test result. Man, waiting for the test result was killer, but when I got it on Friday, 2 days after the final, I immediately opened up the letter and was very happy to know that I got above a 70!!! Yay for passing!!! XD

Anyway, other than worrying about my test grade, I've been enjoying my summer break. I've been playing Resident Evil 5 and watching Metalocalypse with my friend. Today, I plan to head to down to Georgia to stay with my other friend for 5 days. Pretty exciting and I'm interested to see what an art college is like. Also, this trip is gonna be the first time I am going to travel with no supervision. I'm a bit nervous, but I'll be fine. ^^

My friends like to surprise me...

2009-05-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

I swear!! I just found out that my friend's boyfriend proposed to my friend last month. They chose the ring and everything. Sheesh, it's one surprise after another...OTL

So, I've been planning a trip to visit my friend down in Georgia and she and a couple friends I met through her are excited that I am coming down to Georgia. She has all these things planned out for me, but the problem is that the trip is not finalized. I would feel so bad if I let them down, especially when all of them are so happy that I'm going to visit them. One even is even going to take a day off from his work so he can pick me up from the airport...gotta make sure this trip happens...

Ugggg, it's so late right now and I just wanna sleep, but I'm competing against my friend in a Facebook game called Restaurant City. He's catching up to me fast. TT_TT

Smoke!!

2009-05-05T20:15:00.000-07:00

Smoke was coming out of under the hood of my car and it smelled really bad!!! I knew something was up with my car ever since I went out with my mom. I remember commenting on how there was a weird smell and my mom thought smoke was coming out of under the hood, but I thought it was just dust (most likely it was smoke). Ever since then, the car has been making a weird noise and today it had smoke come out under its hood when I drove the car in the garage. I'm gonna have to get the car checked out this Thursday. The car is 16 years old, so something was bound to happen.

In other news, I've been mad busy and it's one test or paper after another. After that Nursing Care Plan paper I had to write a paper on Argentinian birth practices. That paper was so annoying and it was hell finding all information I needed for the paper. You would think that a country such as Argentina would have lots of information, but nooooo, it didn't. I spent forever looking for good information and I even went to the library (I haven't gone there since forever). Luckily I managed and was able to write something.

O, about that paper on Argentinian birth practices, I was pretty lucky to have a partner. He had another partner originally, but she dropped out of the program. Funny thing is, is that she has the same first name as me so it's like he did not get a new partner at all. If I had to do that paper by myself and give a presentation by myself, I don't think I would have done so good. I did so bad in my part of the presentation...I talk too fast...

Hee hee, I got such good grades on both papers. I got a 91 on my Nursing Care Plan and a 93 on the other paper!! Woot!!! Plus, my partner and I were one of the two papers that referenced correctly!! Hell ya!!! :D

Different news, I've been in Maternity for 5 weeks now and I'm not use to dealing with babies because I don't have a child of my own and I have ever taken care of a baby. Last Saturday, I fed a baby and I kept looking at my classmate so I can copy her. It felt so weird holding a baby in my arms and I kinda enjoyed feeding the baby since the baby was so cute and adorable. Lolz, you know that saying, "soft as a baby's bottom," well, it's true!! Babies are so soft!! I have fun stroking their chubby cheeks and it's fun having your finger grabbed by their small hands (I do that stuff when no one is looking..too embarrassing if anyone saw me doing that stuff >///<).

Omg, all my friends are dating someone...I feel like a weirdo...but then again I'm not really into being in a relationship right now. I just want to focus on getting a career first and I don't want to be tied down...need to travel the world first!! :3

The Hetalia figures I ordered came some time ago and they are well-made and adorable!!! I love them~ Plus I think it's pretty cool how they used magnets so the figures can stand up. Yes, you can see how dorky I am. :P

Spring Break

2009-03-19T05:36:00.001-07:00

Omg, it snowed today!!! I totally was not expecting that since the weather has been good lately (like nice spring weather)...weird...

Well, spring break has been pretty good for me so far. It's so nice to have free days and just chill out and do whatever you want. I've been drawing and playing video games these past few days. Overall, everything has been going smoothly, except I really need to study for the upcoming tests next week...I haven't started at all...OTL

Last Sunday I went to Kinokuniya for an anime event that was boring and I ended up going around New York and eating at various Japanese places. Kinokuniya is a nice place to get stuff, but everything is so expensive!!! I remember a cute key chain that was around $14 and there is no way I'm going to spend $14 on a key chain!! It's highway robbery I say!!

Despite everything being expensive at Kinokuniya, I bought some stuff and spent a lot of money (was not planning on doing that...OTL). I bought Tales of Magazine, a Glay piano book (I hope I can play some of the songs), some stickers, a watercolor brush (saw this on Usagi's journal and thought it was pretty cool), a sketch book, and some books (can't read, but it's nice to have references when you draw). I took some pictures of the stuff I bought---------------------->

When I was in New York, I also went to a place called "Book Off." Omg, that store has such amazing prices on its merchandise!! Wish I knew about that store earlier.

On other news, I've been playing Resident Evil 5 or Biohazard 5, whatever you want to call it (personally, I think Biohazard makes much more sense than Resident Evil, but whatever). The game is pretty short, but I had fun playing it. It's not really survival horror game anymore and that makes me sad. After all, that's what the series was all about... Also, I did not like how they killed off Wesker. He's my favorite character and is the main villian of the series...you can't kill him off!!!

More on the topic of Resident Evil, Chris Redfield got some muscles!!! Like holy crap!! He's all beefy and manly now!!! Before, he looked like a regular dude with normal sized muscles.... O_o;;;

Lolz, I accidentally killed my sister in one part of the game. She was walking across a bridge that I had to keep connected, and I let go of the lever that connected the bridge. Well, she fell to her death....whoops. ^^;;;;

Akizora- I'm really not that amazing, but thanks!! Actually, I think you're the amazing one!! I admire your drawing skills and I learn from you!! Yup, I always remember that there is someone supporting me!!! Thank you Donguri!! *hug*

Layout change!!!

2009-03-03T19:23:00.000-08:00

So, I decided to actually try to be more active on this blog and the first thing I did to make myself more active is change the layout of my blog. The layouts they offered were not great, so I searched online for a better one. I found a pretty cool Lord of the Rings layout and altered it a bit. I really like my new layout of my blog; Blogger is so much more customizable than Livejournal~~~ >w<

Anywaz, it snowed yesterday and all my classes were canceled!! Thank god I did not have any afternoon classes, otherwise I would have to go to class. Driving in snow is not fun at all, especially since the car I drive sux in snow. I remember I was driving one time and I noticed a patch of snow. Even though I was driving slow and braked ahead of time, my car kept of moving forward. O-o;;;

Snow is very pretty and I love staring at the snow when it falls~~ There's just something magical and special when snow falls down. Hee hee, I took a picture of the snow since it was so pretty (You can see the photo on the left).

While on the topic of snow, I have a love-hate relationship with snow. I mean, I love looking at it, but when you grow older, you start getting frustrated with snow since it impedes on stuff you need to do...ah, I miss being young sometimes. ^^;;

Ugg, I've been pretty busy these days. Tests, clinicals, and papers have been keeping me busy. I had to write a Nursing Care Plan and that took me forever to write!! I had to interview the patient and copy down some imformation related to my patient. Omg, interviewing the patient was so embarrassing!!! I had to ask about my patient's sexual health, and ask if he had any itching or discharge down there...it didn't help that I had to yell into his ear for him to hear me.... I think I'm gonna die from embarrassment!!! >////<

Well, *cough cough*, that paper took me two days to write and it ended up being 27 pages!! Can you believe I wrote a 27 page paper?!? :O

Man, I can't wait for my spring break. It starts on March 15. I NEED MY BREAK NOW!!! ><

First Entry?

2009-02-27T16:10:00.000-08:00

Ya, you're not gonna see much action from me on this blog because I mostly use live journal and I don't really like to write that much in a blog. Maybe I'll try to be active on this blog, but who knows? We'll see. :O