dear goofy, steve urkel looking indian dude in my accounting class,
every monday and wednesday night at 7pm, i sit in my assigned seat patiently, waiting for class to start.
every monday and wednesday night, you rush into class around 5 minutes late, and you shuffle to get your shit together as you sit down to the 2nd seat on my right.
every monday and wendesday night, the first thing you do when you sit down is look at me. and not just a casual glance; its always a lingering stare.
for the first couple weeks, i didn't really think much of it; i thought you were checking out the black chick that sits between us. but as the semester went by, it became evident when she was absent that you were actually staring at me.
what. the. fuck.
i see you at the corner of my eye, fucker. the awkwardness started to get to me, so i always turned to you and gave you the silent & casual "whats up" head nod. you nod back and then turn to look at the whiteboard.
but as class goes on, i see you at the corner of my eye glaring at me again.
what's your problem, mang? i already acknowledged your dorky presence with the head nod; there's no need to continue looking at me like that.
do you want to talk to me or something? if so, just say something, damnit!! its not rocket science!! i'm assuming your smart enough to figure that out by the nerdy look of your coke bottle glasses. but noooooo, you continue to just stare at me like i'm a celebrity or something. kinda flatter, but its creepy more than anything.
so what else could it be? do you have a crush on me? even if i was a chick, your little stare tactics would do nothing for me. write me a love letter or something if you like me. write me a love letter, so when you hand it to me and i read it, i'll have an excuse to kick fobby ghundu ass to the floor. yes, i will hit a guy with glasses.
lift up your skirt, grab your balls and say something to me, you damn queer.
finally saw alan edgington (aka phatts aka phatty phat mcphatt phatts aka alan pudginton aka pudginton bear) for the first time since leaving saudi. as per tradition, whenever a visitor flies in, we MUST take 'em to all of our favorite eating spots. the past two weekends included:
shanghai grill (vegas)
$3 steak & eggs (vegas)
fatburger
in-n-out
shakas hawaiian flavors (artesia)
the boat
papa johns
and my newest place, Aladdin Jr (pomona).
kinda forgot to take pictures the whole time, ah well. dan drove down for a night so we had a kickback saudi style @ my place. good times, good times.
The Grudge
finally watched the f'ing grudge the other weekend...pretty damn scary. i cheated though, i had the laptop screen on bright the whole time while the other guys watched it "shampooed" () and in the dark...sorry, no way in hell i'm gonna watch it like that.
SPOILER WARNING one thing that really disturbs me is that one scene when the sister runs to her bed, and the fucking thing comes out from under the bed sheets and vaporizes her ass. god damnit, the bed is my sanctuary!! it was the one damn thing that was my "base" whenever i was scared as a kid...not only did this movie scare the balls off of me, but it tainted my one and only happy place at the end of the day. i'm also a little traumatized by the cat noises... mreeeoooooooooow!!!
PE Classes
yeah yeah, so that one fat bitch told me to never take another PE class again. screw her. i went to my PE classes anyways (i wasn't registered but the coaches are tight with me so its all good). this past basketball season i had by far the best team i've ever played on. just a great combination of friends and guys that i've played really well with in the past. we were 12-1 for the regular season, but tanked in the playoffs because our MVP shooting guard and starting center (pavel, you fat fuck) got sick. the season was fun as hell though.
volleyball is always fun too. i gotta admit though, there were a LOT of newbies this quarter, but all the games that happened after hours were great. its just such a chill atmosphere cuz like 25% of the class are friends/regulars who've been signing up for volleyball class for years. got to mingle with some new, cute volleyball chicks too. its gonna be sad after next quarter cuz, according to my volleyball coach, there will be no more PE classes @ cal poly. noooooooooooooooooes!!!
One more week...
technically i don't have a spring break because i'm attending two schools with offsetting spring breaks, but i still have that "just one more week" feeling.
one big part of this "one more week" feeling is the fact that pavel is graduating and moving out of the dorms. he's the last of the ORIGINAL Montecito '00 crew, so this is a big thing. this is huge, mang, and it certainly calls for a feast.
things are goin great in my classes, so i'm gonna talk to that fat ugly advisor chick soon and see if i can suckup my way back into cal poly.
anyways, this is my last week of being 22...god damn, i'm almost 23...round that up and i'm 25...that's almost 30!! god damn, i'm almost 30!!??! why god, why??!???! i don't have any finalized plans for my birthday this year but hopefully i'll end up going to disneyland with some people. yeah yeah, i'll be 23 but screw you, i've NEVER been to disneyland before.
Randoms
don't watch that one wes craven movie, Cursed...
Constantine is pretty cool
Be Cool is pretty cool too
found a disgustingly big, dead RAT @ april's apartment...
Songs of the Moment
feelin' a little old school these past couple weeks.
I'll Be Two Steps Behind You by Def Leppard
Heaven by Warrant
Blue Eyes Blue by Eric Clapton
Champagne Supernova performed by Matt Pond PA // Oasis Cover, as played on The OC
That's What She Said by Backstreet Boys // thanks melle
Life is not the amount of breaths you take; its the moments that take your breath away.
mel my finger: okay, the one girl from my class (the one that has a bf)
mel my finger: she was totally all up on my jock...she gave me her phone number, started calling me all the time, started coming over to my house (in saudi) all the time too
mel my finger: and then out of no where, my dream compeletely sidetracked and i found myself in some kinda horror flick type nightmare
mel my finger: i was in some big hotel with a buncha random people i'm acquainted with
mel my finger: and we're all searching for this crystal ball thing that'll tell us how we're gonna die or something
mel my finger: and i knew that i had someone stalking me and i had a feeling that person was gonna try to kill me
mel my finger: i wanted to get the crystal ball thing to confirm...but i couldn't because everyone else was trying to get it too
mel my finger: i found myself trying to run & hide from the stalker (for some reason, i didn't know who it was...it was like i was just running away from a shadowy figure)
mel my finger: i ran down endless hallways of the hotel lobby and eventually found myself at a dead end in the basement
babytoes81: whoa
mel my finger: i tried to hide...and then this one girl from last quarter
mel my finger: the one that'd always give me a funny vibe and look whenever i'd pass by her on the way to the gym
mel my finger: she found me and handed me phone
mel my finger: not a cell phone but one of those old school phones with a cord
mel my finger: i answered it and it said something like "you're time is up"
babytoes81: freaky!!
mel my finger: i'm like WTF and then she started giving me this crazy look like "i'm the stalker and now i'm gonna kill you"
mel my finger: i pushed her ass to the wall and started booking it
mel my finger: but then my leg got caught in the phone wire
mel my finger: and i couldn't fucking move
mel my finger: kinda like that last seen of the grudge
mel my finger: then i felt her hand grab my other leg
babytoes81: whoa
mel my finger: then i realized that this was a nightmare
mel my finger: so i started yelling to myself "WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP"
man, its been a while since i've really posted...mainly cuz nothing special has happened in the past three weeks. its just been the same 'ol stuff...school, basketball, volleyball, and website stuff. its been pretty gaysauce lately cuz i'm stuck with night classes, so in the day time i can't hang out with anyone cuz everyone's at class...and the only time they are free is when i'm at class. next thing i know its 10pm and everyone's getting settled in for the night.
its been hard trying to find things to keep me busy/entertained late at night, especially since i go to bed at 5am everyday. i've been downloading and watching shows like oc, point pleasant, american idol, desperate housewives (omfg eva longoria is so ), lost, numb3rs, and joey. and after all of that when i have nothing else to do, i'm reading four books at the same time...which is really wierd because i never read books for fun.
Sayonara, Hanayame Sun...
the biggest event that's happened in the past three weeks is the closing down of my favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurant, hanayame sun (hano's for short). even though its only been 2 years since i was introduced to it, in all seriousness it feels like i'm saying goodbye to a good friend.
hano's was the first place i tried sushi. and it was also my restaurant of choice during the summer of 2003, when i'd go there seriously 3-4 times a week. i could just walk in there, double nod, and get my food because i was such a regular customer.
this restaurant has been here for at least 20 years...you can tell because there's all these signed pictures and thank you letters from high school kids in the 80's posted on the wall. its a real tiny place -- just six tables -- but there's always people in there. its just one of those few great little places that everyone knows and loves.
// more pics in my personal gallery
rose, her bf and i went to hano's for lunch today. one of the very few times in my life that i actually ate my food slowly so i could savor it one last time. i got my usual: yakitori chicken with extra sauce (see the pic above?) and a half-order of california rolls.
after lunch, the owner told us to come back @ 8, right when he closes up shop for the last time. we couldn't say no.
we got there around 7:50, and there were about 10 other kids (our age) that were there, including janet, anne, kit, cousin raynell, and ray. it was cool cuz it was just a buncha kids that grew up on this food, chillin in the restaurant for one last time.
the owner, who was obviously holding back his tears, offered us the decorations as souvenirs. i took the big 'ol picture of the yakitori chicken entree, and got it autographed too. (i'll post the other pics later)
sayonara, hanayame sun. thanks for all the good times.
Random Stuff
phoebe's car died in a fire...literaly....sucks for her...
went to my first frat party...totally hated it...what can i say, i'm a small town kid that enjoys kickbacks
watched the new will smith movie, Hitch. i'm gonna watch it again
Songs of the Moment
Next to You by Corey Andrew
Jerk it Out by Caesars Palace (aka iPod shuffle theme song)
Twisted (Sexual Healing Remix) by Keith Sweat
Woo Hoo by The 5,6,7,8's (aka that really addicting Vonage ad jingle)
"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, (like healing a serious illness), all of your thoughts break their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be." -- Patanjali
its that time of the year again... last year's lent thing was a complete failure for me...i believe it was to do something new & different everyday...it went great for the first week or so, and then drama stuck and that thing was the very last thing on my mind.so what should i give up this year?? :hmm: this one's tough...let's see...
diet? well, i've already last 25 lbs and counting...
no more "shampoo" (aka shibby)? well, i've just about quit that because it doesn't mix well with my pills...
quit cutting class? i haven't ditched class in 7 months...
i'm sorry man, i'm not gonna put myself thru that...as far as i'm concerned, punching the clown is part of the system...i have no desire to fuck up the system. besides, i'm lowering my risk of prostate cancer!!
aight, i'm gonna do the semi-casual catholic thing and just give up meat on fridays...i know that you're supposed to do that anyways, but i've really cleaned up my act anyways.
Papa Bear had Surgery
last weekend my pops had surgery to remove some cancerous stuff from his leg (again). everything's fine though...he just got discharged from the hospital last night and he's up & walking around just fine.
Random Stuff
got an A on my FRL exam. and i never get A's on exams!!!
i'm officially a regular customer @ Salo Salo Grill. "the usual?"
never again will i have a grilled stuft chicken enchilada @ taco bell...three words...endless taco shits...
i might go to the phillipines with my dad and/or the blakes!!
papa found out about my visits to the doctor regarding my ADD.
Songs of the Moment
Lovers and Friends by Usher, Ludacris & Lil' John (although Ludacris & Lil' Johns parts are a little :ugh:)
California (Hip-Hop Remix) by Akia
When dealing with people, let us remember that we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.
i had this dream last night that i got in a fight with melissa (le) and elisa...
Mel:checks away messages Mel: (cool, melissa and elisa are going to the boat) Mel:calls melissa Mel: [busy signal] Mel: wtf, she's not picking up... Mel:
2 hours later, melissa and elisa are driving around in the parking lot outside my apartment in a golf cart...:
Mel: hey Elisa: oh, hey mel Melissa: heya Elisa: we just got back fro-- Melissa: [interrupts] Melissa: cheer practice... Mel: oh...cheer...okay... Mel: Mel: ...you bitches went to the boat with me!!?! Elisa: (oh shit) Melissa: ...i...i don't know what you're talking about... Mel: don't lie to me, i saw your away messages!! Mel: and i tried calling you!! Melissa: i didn't get it... Mel: you were screening my calls!! Melissa: Mel: so how was it? how was the boat?? Melissa: ...it was...different... Mel: different??! like a good different??! Melissa: i didn't mean it like that Mel: you bitch, i hate you
those bitches...i was really pissed off and then i realized that it was a dream, haha
sometimes i just wish i was a complete asshole. last week some damn telemarketer called me to discuss some business with my basketball site...if only i had it in me to just tell the guy to fuck off...
Sales Guy:
i really don't give a rats ass...but it was an empty afternoon with nothing to do, so i decided to humor him a bit...
Mel: ...interesting... Sales Guy: if you hold on one quick second, my supervisor can give you more details Sales Guy: one second...
i know exactly what's going on...you're a stupid intern that does all the initial talking....and then when you think you can lock up the guy, you bring in your big boy supervisor to close the deal.
i've seen Boiler Room you stupid fuck...
Supervisor: hey there....mr. tajohn
i noticed a slight delay in the greeting...probably because he was reading my name off some stupid list...and the best part is he pronounced name wrong.
Supervisor: Supervisor: ...so what's the focus of your website? Mel: its an online community on basketball, but we're slowly expanding to become a true online basketball resource Supervisor: are you kidding me??? Supervisor: basketball is my favorite sport!!!!
pleeeeaaaaase, bitch!!! you don't know jack about the sport, cockmunch!!
Supervisor: i'll tell you what... Supervisor: normally we charge $5,000 for our services Supervisor: but since i like you and since i'm such a HUUUUUGE fan of basketball Supervisor: i can give you an exclusive offer of $2,100
ooooh ooooh, really??? just for me???!
Supervisor: so what do you think? Mel: hmmm, sounds interesting... Mel: i'll have to talk to my co-admins about it and then i'll get back to you Supervisor: great!! i'll cal-- Mel: if we're interested, don't call me...i'll call you Supervisor: ...ok...i'll be expecting your call next week!! Mel:hangs up
man, i'm starting to notice the difference big time. my jeans don't fit me anymore and it looks like i'm gonna have to buy some new belts since i'm down to the tightest notch....
damnit, i just bought some expensive, perfectly fitting clothes just a couple months ago!!
anyways, other than that minor observation, i'm noticing a big difference in basketball.
guys that i used to push around with ease are all of a sudden knocking the shit out of me. the other day i took a charge on this one dude and i went absolutely flying backwards. and then today i got bumped on a layup and once again i went flying the other way.
ah well. i might miss being the guy that could throw his weight around but its definitely cool being able to keep up with the quickest guys on the court.
ok, so the other day i was sitting in my accounting class over at mt. sac...things have been going great, i've finally buckled down and started focusing on my weakest subject. maybe its the pills, maybe its the fact that i have no more second chances...i dunno, but i'm really focused...
well, focused until i notice that the girl sitting in front of me has this freakish nubbin next to her ear.
this thing is monstrous....its not like a tiny little thing of skin...its more like a third nipple on her head...its more like god had extra skin leftover and decided to put it on her....
when she's looking straight ahead, i don't notice it...but she's always turning to her friend on the left, which exposes that god-forsaken thing to me, right in my line of sight. and the worst part about it is we have assigned seating...so i have to live with this for 5 hours a week for the next 15 weeks!!!
god, i can't concentrate anymore!!!
maybe if i just focus really hard...tell myself that everything's okay...its all good...nubbin's wrong...i mean, nothing's wrong!!! aaaaaargh!!!
Alan: yo dan, we're in town...we wanna see you Dan: cool...well i can come down [to mel's place] for a night... Alan: well, we actually wanna come drive up to SB Dan: ok good, cuz we're having a Super Troopers theme party on friday and a 70's porn theme party on saturday!! oh man, perfect fucking timing!! we only drove up for the 70's porn theme party...but man, that night was wild!!
okay, one thing i should mention is daniel and his roommates all agreed to grow out a moustache for a whole month...maan, it was a site seeing daniel with his fro and 'stache. the rest of the roommates had awesome costumes...and i swear, this one dude named connor totally looked like this one pornstar...
anyways, at the party there were 5 drinking stations...blow jobs (the shot, haha), purple hooters, body shots, jello shots, and screaming jimmys...once you complete all five, you can get a beer cup.
the saudi crew started off the night with 4 tequila shots...and then continued on with the 5 stations.
by the time i got my beer cup, i was pretty damn sloppy.
i could only manage one game of beer pong...and i didn't even get to finish my beer cuz some party-fouling one-eyed beer slut (seriously, one-eyed...one eye was a glass eye) was all over the place and knocked over so much of the beer.
there had to be 100 people there...i counted 30 people just outside watching beer pong
all was well until a couple fights broke out...i'm not really sure what happened but it involved some dude hitting on another dude's gf...blah blah blah
anyways, the party started to die down after the drama...and around 3am, we topped off the night @ this kickass mexican place called Freebirds, which is pretty much a burrito version of subway.
Pack the Gym Night (last last friday)
In a competitive game that featured 18 lead changes, senior David Sybesma found himself in familiar circumstances, knocking down a game-winning three pointer, this time with 38 seconds remaining to put the Broncos ahead for good, beating 19th nationally-ranked Cal State San Bernardino 60-57 in front of 1,672 at Kellogg Gym, improving to 10-4 overall and 5-2 in CCAA.
yeah yeah, so that was two friday's ago...butt still, that night was awesome. for the first time in 5 years, i finally saw some school spirit here at cal poly...even more spirit than when the girls bball team were the back-to-back NCAA D2 champs a couple years back.
its funny, cal poly and san bernardino are rivals...but i don't think anyone knows...or really cares for the matter, haha. the cal poly crowd was looking for the stupidest stuff to "hate" the other team. there was this one player on the other team, Trenell, that somehow became the target for the bronco crowd.
Cal Poly Crowd: TRENELLLL SUUUU'UUUCKS!!! Cal Poly Crowd: TRENELL'S A BIIIIIIIIII'IIIITCH!!! Cal Poly Crowd: TRENELL'S A FAAAA'AAAAAG!!!
anyways, after the clutch three and game-sealing block by Sybesma, the crowd (myself included) ran onto the court in total hysteria like it was a championship.
Drama @ Mt. Sac
i had a little drama over @ mt. sac last week...when i went over to finalize my registration and pay my tuition, all of a sudden i found out i was ineligible...
i was so screwed...if i couldn't get into that class, i wouldn't be able to pass ACC208 by summer, and my chances of getting back into cal poly would've gone up in flames...
after getting shot down by the accounting office, i was left with one last chance...basically the next few years of my life depended on what would happen in a one hour meeting with the chairman.
Dr. McGeough: well, mel... Dr. McGeough: if you were a mt. sac student, i would've said "no" to you... Dr. McGeough: but since you only need this class to get back into cal poly, i'm gonna give it to you.
thank you, dr. mcgeough...you have no idea how much you saved me...
Lost Weight
about 23 lbs, actually. its funny, i was the last person to notice it...and everyone's been asking me "have you lost weight?" after weighing myself on four different scales, the final scale being the official one in the girls locker room (), i've officially trimmed down from 237 to 214.
More Random Stuff
noticed mt. sac has like 80% mexicans...and strangely a LOT of hot asians...my theory is most asians around here get into cal poly...then the really clueless / hot ones get stuck @ mt. sac.
started going to church again, for the first time in 9 years. i have a lot to be thankful for and a lot to pray for.
the waitress @ shakas wants me...she hooked me up with extra stuff and still took off $11 from our tab.
Songs of the Moment
Obsession by Frankie J
Call on Me by Eric Prydz
Just Hold On by Boyz II Men
There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift.
