sunday sunday

Mood: devious
What's on: "Butterflies and hurricanes"-Muse

Sunday never seems to be a day I look forward to. Today is no exception either.I was awake at 10 this morning and tried going back asleep; It wasn't very successful, and I lied in bed for about an hour thinking about falling asleep. My throat was hurting when I got up, probably because I was tired, but it went away after awhile.
I made myself an egg and had a cup of orange juice for breakfast/lunch. Afterwards, I left for robotics around 12:45. Not that many people showed up, but that's not too surprising around this time of the year.(I'm pretty sure I've ranted in previous posts about how IT sucks, so I won't elaborate today.) I ended up not doing anything as usual, but foremost I was waiting for the dodgeball tournament to begin at 2.
Oh dodgeball...did it even happen? the 5 mins on the court did not justify the $5 entry fee and the $15 crap tshirt. To put things in simple terms, we were creamed by the football players/The planeteers. (That's our excuse right?) Oh how I love whomever made the brackets.... (I actually do know, and that persons is pretty much a douche bag for lack of better terms. My opinion stands before the tournament, and today further proved the person's stupidity, and I think I speak for many people when I say "He's an idiot " ).
Whatever, the tournament was pretty worthless.

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This weekend has gone by reasonably fast. That means all the homework and applications I was suppose to do have been put off till today. (and that doesn't guarantee the fact that I will do them...) I guess I could have started friday, since I got home early from my appointment and didn't go out at night either. But, who does homework on friday? ~.~

Exactly.

I went to the mall with the parents on Saturday. It's all good since I get to spend their money. But I ended up spending $50 of my own when they ran off to lunch. Nonetheless, I got some good loots...all for myself. I probably should have started Christmas shopping before the holiday frenzies, but oh well, need to indulge myself first.

Saturday night was an adventure in many aspects for reasons I shouldn't disclose over the internet. Though there were few implications that I did not expect, they didn't hinder the plan in too many ways. It was ironic actually; the reason I did not expect the implications to surface was because they happened out of the norm and happened on a worse day it could've happened. Maybe it was a forewarning of something "bad" to come that would have made me extremely guilty and/or regretful, but that never happened, so I guess god doesn't hate me all that much.

Happy December take2

It's snowing. I've proved myself wrong again today. Quoted from post 5 days ago:

Driving on snow sucks. Now I understand why so many people dislike snow. You actually have to focus, and that takes too much energy at night ....
Though I do wish it would snow 4-6 inches if there is going to be any. I mean, if it happens, be hardcore.

It started pouring snow during 7th hour today; I was pretty excited at that time-- Double the snow double the fun. I didn't think driving would be too bad, it's only going to be one more hour before I get out, so it's all good right? Today I really learned what it's like to drive on snow: it sucks. Not only did I have to make it home safely, I also was responsible for the 2 passengers in my car: Navid and John. My concerns began when I backed out from the parking spot; I was already sliding all over the place at 5 mph. Though It's fun doing that when no cars or obstacles are around(I can at least pretend to be a drift thug ricer no?), it's not so fun on the road when everyone else is not having fun either. I went on Northwestern since it's the faster way, but everyone was going 20 mph--- For once the school bus isn't alone. There was a congestion on the Yeager/Sagmore traffic light because everyone was scared to go fast, and the light doesn't stay green for very long either; We waited out for a good 15 minuites.

The 2 kids made it home safely, and I was on my way. You know how they say accidents are most likely to happen a mile from your house? I at my subdivision entrance, less than 800 feet from my house.

...Okay, I didn't get into an accident, but I did have fun missing the turn because my car decided not to break.

In the end, everything turned out fine, apart from taking 30 minuites to get home. I do admit I was nervous at some points, but I think Navid was more scared then I was. Driving was hard not only because I had no idea where/what I was driving on due to the layers of white, but also because my windshield refused to let me see. I had to constantly switch from AC and heater to prevent it from frosting up or freezing up. I still don't have the hang of it, but maybe I'll get better next time.
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So I guess that's my adventure for the day. I don't really want to goto school tomorrow so I could slack off on my homework/projects/tests, but I don't really want school to be canceled either since I'll be missing 1/2 of it anyways due to a doctor's appointment. If you have to miss school, miss it 'in style' you know?

parade

Feeling: bloated
What's on: "Us and them"-Pink Floyd


Today pretty much sucked. The Christmas parade is a total downer to end the marching band season. I went to bed around 4 AM working on various tasks and woke up at 11:30. I dug up some clothing that would theoretically keep me warm. I was not very pleased with my christmas hat in the corner of my closet , which somehow is drenched with the smell of strong perfume . I didn't have the time to wash it, so I hoped it won't suffocate me or anyone else too much. I grabbed a quick breakfast/lunch and headed to school around 12:15. The snow was pretty much gone, so I didn't have problem driving. (Apparently the temperature will go down towards 6 tonight and stay around 10 through tomorrow...fun. )

The band boarded the bus to downtown around 12:45. I saw some of the Robotics advisors standing outside of the tech room as I headed out. I waved awkwardly and gave a quick greeting. I guess I feel guilty for missing a lot of meetings due to band and theater, and I'll also be missing the meeting next week(ie. kickoff) for dodgeball, something I really don't want to think about right now. Our IT team is sucking thus far this year, and it seems the suckage will continue. (see the connection with my lack of presence?)

Going back to the story of how today sucked... the parade. So it wasn't too bad standing outside for the first 20 mins., but then the weather made its advances, at which point, I couldn't feel my fingers nor toes nor been able to smell the hat( positive extranality I suppose). We ended up waiting for about 2.5 hours on a small street in downtown Lafayette. To be PC, it was a residential area for the hard-working non high-income Americans. There was this one guy around 30 that kept walking in and out of his house that was close to the band. We jokingly commented that we should go inside to keep warm, and several minutes later, he came up to some of us and offered us to come in...that's just creepy.

So what is the point of the parade? Sure, bring the community together, but who's watching it anyways? Parents clinging tight of their cams and camcorders waiting anxiously to see their kids on that whatever float. "yay there's my son...hey baby!" Out of all the people that didn't show up, I doublt most even knew there was a parade. So to summarize, the Christmas parade should be banned to save everyone some body parts and the worthless 4 hours.

Happy December

Driving on snow sucks. Now I understand why so many people dislike snow. You actually have to focus, and that takes too much energy at night. But I can't hate snow to its entirety either, since it's still a very amusing entertainment.(note snowball and maple syrup) Though I do wish it would snow 4-6 inches if there is going to be any. I mean, if it happens, be hardcore.
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I wasn't looking forward to this weekend, nor December in general. Thinking of all the things I need to finish makes me want to groan and scrap chalkboard till my ear bleeds.(Somehow the pain makes things better?) I tried starting homework Friday night, but I ended up going out. Lafayette feels pretty dead at night, but I guess the weather is part of the cause. Sadly, there're also no places to go around west side. Union is usually the place that comes to mind, but that's losing it's touch too.
But perhaps all is caused by my inability to enjoy going out lately due to my mind derogating from the 'fun'. I think about how screwed I am for procrastinating, how anal my parents are, how I could be doing something or being somewhere better, and many other things...
I haven't been in the mood to blog lately either. For instance, it's taking me awhile to write up this simple entry. I'm agonizing, trying to come up with material, because honestly, I really am not sure how I feel at the moment or how to express the least bit of what I know I feel. Hopefully, things will progress for the better. I would hate myself if I stopped blogging again, and so soon.