So close, yet so far.

I bought Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for Gamecube back in March or so, and since then, I haven't really had time to play it much. Well, that's changed because now it's the last days of summer, and I'm trying to get in all of my gaming that I can before I don't have time anymore. If you don't know what the game/series is about, it's about this Middle Eastern (?) Prince who acquires this dagger that can hold the Sands of Time. Something goes horribly wrong at the Sultan's palace, and everyone's turned into sand... except for you (the Prince) and this beautiful princess named Farrah. You wander through this "obscenely large palace" with lots of booby traps and walls to scale. Whoohoo. This game is time consuming because one usually has to get a full view of the huge room to see where to jump to next.

I was happily playing along, and I even got to see this cute cutscene where Farrah says, "My love" to me (although I'm like, knocked out). Whoohoo, I'm 69% done with the game! Shortly after, I attack about 30 of these "sand creatures," and when I'm done, I go and save at the save spot.

When I come back from the short scene, my screen says "GAME OVER." I thought it was a joke, so I hit "retry." Hey, wait a minute, what is Farrah doing in that pit full of spikes? "GAME OVER." Okay, you've told me that once already.

I thought the disk had a problem, so I took out and brushed it off gently. I even blew on my memory card because Gamecubers know how much dust that thing can accumulate.

No avail. Everytime I start the game again, it says "GAME OVER" because Farrah is being impaled on the spikes. Great.

I even went back to a previous save... at 33% completion. GUESS WHAT- that has a glitch, too, and with Farrah! She disappears, and then the game is over.

I am very mad at you, Ubisoft.

These past couple of days have been the busiest I've had this summer, considering that for the first half in June, I've been mostly "house-ridden" due to a sprained ankle. The first part of July was mostly spent touring the East Coast, and these last couple of days in July have been productive.

Monday and Tuesday were spent frying in the sun. Literally. Remember, sunscreen is your best friend this summer... oh, and water, too, lots of it! I decided to join band again this year, including marching band. If you don't know Georgia sun, be glad because it is SCORCHING! We spent 8:00-11:30, 1:00-3:00 doing nothing 60% of the time outside on the two hottest days of the year. I feel sorry for the people who do nothing but burn all the time (you know, the ones that turn really red?) - My scalp is really red/brown, and my left shoulder's epidermis is like, gone... (well, not really, but when showering, it sure feels like that) If you don't understand about the scalp part, it's like this: if you shaved off all of my hair on my head, there would be this red/brown jagged line amidst all this white :P

There's something new this year; a "Leadership Team" instead of traditional titles like "rank leader," "band captin," etc. Apparently, the leaders are supposed to be on the same level as every other leader, which doesn't make sense. Maybe they don't like hiearchies? There isn't an official "rank leader" title anymore, which goes against all of my band sense. I always found it fun that there would be these people that would overlook their section plus a neighrboring one, like "Woodwind Captain" would look over flutes, clarinets, saxophones. Of course, there were rank leaders within each section, too. Best case scenario would be that the ___ Captain get along with everyone and know who's in their "care" because quite frankly, I don't know the clarinets or saxaphones that well. I think I would have been Woodwind Captain last year if I stayed in marching band, which is probably why I 'm talking about this... Now, they're just this one big mass. Like my friend said, "Why is half of the band 'leaders?'" Anyone who wanted to be a leader applied, and now we have twice, maybe three times the number of leaders...Sorry, I know I am on this bitter tirade here, forgive me, I'm not usually like that. I'm pretty sure not all of them are competent.

I went to volunteer at school yesterday and today. Why am I showing myself around school a couple of days before we actually start? I do this every year, volunteering... Fellow volunteers and I probably see more of the school than most people, especially those that commit truancy. I helped out with stamping and moving books around yesterday, and today I helped decorate a teacher's bulletin board. I got a life lesson about how AP Statistics can make one live comfortably in retirement 50 years from now by predicting the stock market. Good idea, Mr. LaMarsh!

All right, I'm really sleep-deprived right now, so I will go to sleep now. I have band practice again tonight, and I'm considering on skipping it... however, I don't like skipping out on things :P

Hi! After nearly a month of no contact, I'm back... but not at memento--mori.org. I have no idea where Kathie's domain went, and I have not heard from her in a really long time. If this is you, Kathie, please e-mail me (you know the address).

A lot of things have happened lately, but I haven't had time to recap it all. All right, here goes. Since I'm a dork like that, for easy reference, you can click on the following words to read about a section since this blog entry is like, fifty in one. Or you can just read and skip around! (Duke) (Connecticut) (UPenn) (Vermont) (Harvard) (Yale) (Miscellaneous)

My family and I went to Vermont and the New England area from the end of June to mid-July. Why? College Tours Summer 2005, of course! I'm about to be a senior in high school, and I'm really excited about the year, even though I'm taking four APs and doing marching band/band, too. This trip gave me a long get-away from home and some memories of beautiful campuses. Getting in ______ , however, is another issue.

Our first college was Duke, and in addition to being greeted by humid/hot weather, I got to see one of my good friends Howard, who I haven't seen in awhile :) (since we went to Duke a second time on the way back, I'll write about my experiences there, too). He showed us around campus, noting buildings, etc. Some people don't like it, but I thought the Gothic architecture was elegant, especially the famous chapel. The gardens there are really pretty and big; we only walked a little portion before we had to go because we were parked "illegally," ie without a ticket. I thought it was funny how the admissions and other office buildings were originally people's houses. Anyway, I think I will apply to Duke because I hear they are really good for pre-med/med, but I have no idea if I will get in. I didn't realize how selective they were until quite recently (yeah, I've been living in a cave), and I don't exactly have the best SAT scores (to us Asians, it's like, > 1500), or that great of involvement in extracirriculars, besides flute.

Traffic was really bad up in the New York area around July 4th. Argh. On a turnpike, it took us two hours to go from point A to point B one mile away. Sigh. A funny thing happened in Connecticut... since the North doesn't seem to have many restrooms, we stopped by in this random plaza searching for the bathroom. We finally spotted a McDonald's, and as we were walking towards it, I heard someone yell my name. Turns out to be my friend David's voice, and with it, his parents and a friend. Hey, what are the odds of meeting up with someone in the middle of nowhere? Yes, he goes to Yale, but we weren't quite that near New Haven yet. I think in a couple of months, David and I will still laugh at that. :D

We also visited UPenn in Philadelphia ("Philly"). The campus has this historical feel to it and lots of foliage! The main walk, Locust Walk, is really pretty, with buildings lining it (like the Wharton School!) and trees. I saw the giant broken in front of the library. If you haven't seen this thing, it's huge - Probably 10 feet across (I can't judge distances). The story is quite random, how the students say that the button is from the nearby Ben Franklin statue and, he got too fat so a button popped off. Anyway :) I hear their Wharton business school for both undergrad and grad is phenomenal, and I was pleased to see that UPenn offers dual/joint degree programs, which is awesome because of all the different courses you can take towards your degrees :) If I actually got in UPenn, I'd probably do dual/joint. Eek, but I hate how all these Ivies and private schools are 40k/year!

Vermont is a really spectacular place. I want to go there for the summer since Georgia summers are almost unbearable. We lived in this small but cozy resort nestled in the mountains. I could stand outside and appreciate a lot of green. Actually, we were so removed from civilization that I heard a bear regularly comes to the dumpster in the back... wow, can you imagine dumping the trash only to find a bear staring in your face? :D The mountain roads are scary at night because it's so windy and twisting, and the mountaineers zoom past you at 75 MPH with no effort while I can barely stand my dad going 50 MPH on those roads. It gets foggy at night, and there aren't many streetlights; I bet with the snow, it's even more dangerous. The towns here are small; the biggest one we went to was Brattleboro, and it had everything so that people could live comfortable lives there. There's a cute downtown there, with tons of shops you can't find anywhere else and good food. Felt like a big, comfy bubble!

Harvard. One of the two schools we all hear about in education and where all these people in politics came from. Well, I didn't know that Harvard is nestled in a bustling city, around the Boston area. Talk about traffic! We had a little difficulty finding parking and walking to the campus because of so many cars and people! A real city, huh (this is from a girl who's lived in the suburbs almost all her life). :) I like all the coffee joints and cute restaurants everywhere. The weather is pretty chilly out there, too! I actually bought a Harvard hoodie (biggest splurge on clothing) and used it because it was so chilly! Anyway. Harvard's campus just felt...old. I can't really remember much of the campus since our tour guide talked way too much and didn't do enough showing, but we did see that John Harvard (?) statue. I didn't know that at a lot of schools, rubbing the foot of a statue equals good luck, so I was a little disgusted to see the feet of many campus statues so tarnished... you know how many people touch that everyday?! Yes, I did touch the one at UPenn, although hesitantly. Anyway, I'm not sure what people major in at Harvard - philosophy? Economics? Pre-med? I know they're ranked highly all the time, but what do people at Harvard (not grad, undergrad) do?

Yale's fun. :) New Haven is this small city. Sure, there's traffic, but not as crazy as Harvard's. There's a downtown with all the great shops but half the hectic air that other bigger cities have. Of course, there are lots of trees (there aren't many trees where I live anywmore since people seem to love building more and more shops and homes that make the area even more crowded. But I digress) and what is that I spot, SIDEWALKS? :) If I remember correctly, the buildings are scattered this way and that (or am I getting that confused with UPenn?). Their acceptance rate is unusally low; last year it was 9.7%. I mean, should I even waste my money/time applying? ...

Well, I will write more about the instate schools I went to later on. I think this is a big enough entry that I can afford to write in another entry. I miss all of you that I haven't seen/read your blogs in awhile! Summer is ending very quickly for us; we start school August 3rd (those stupid people at the Board of Education), so I need to start doing something productive.

Sorry for not updating for so long.

I'm going to Vermont in these next couple of days... along the way, we'll stop by Duke University (go Blue Devils) to tour around. I'll be able to see a beloved friend I usually don't see these days... Up in northeastern United States, we'll tour some more colleges (my family and I). Sigh. I'm still incredibly lazy and useless around the house. I hate myself for doing this...

Anyway, don't expect to hear from me until maybe the 20th of July (long time, yes).

I will miss you all :D

I have just signed my life away.

Well, not really, but it's pretty close. Due to scheduling conflict, I'm now back in band both semesters, and in addition, I'm back in marching band. More hours of fun in the sun... well, more like sweat and toil. Sigh. One of my regrets is not doing marching band last year (my junior year). I could have been woodwind captain last year, but no, I was the idiot who decided to quit. Now I'm reduced to another piccolo on the line... guess I'll have to make the best of it. I pray I can manage this and all my APs. I'm a study-holic.

Lately, life's been just fantastic. Being in love has reduced me to a silly, inane girl.

But being the workaholic I am, I want to go back and do more productive stuff towards school... this incessant nagging in the back of my mind... why can't I just let go and not worry so much?

Being in love is one of the best feelings in the world. <3

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Happy Father's Day to everyone, even if you're not a father. My sister and I pleasantly surprised our dad with two cute cards, a Snoopy "Cool Daddy-O" T-shirt, and some dark chocolate. That may not seem a lot, but my dad has mostly everything he needs, and he doesn't like us buying random gifts that will only end up collecting dust :) We all had a joyous morning, which is rare since most of us aren't up in the mornings.

We went out to eat, and around 4pm, my sister, dad, and I went to see Hitch at the 99 cent theater. Sigh. Sorry, that movie fell way below my expectations. I chuckled at some parts, but I wasn't rolling on the floor laughing like I thought I would be doing. The movie dragged on way too long, and that Hispanic girl was getting on my nerves! I didn't like her from the start. Will Smith could have been funnier. The movie was too cheesy and long for my liking.

BOOK-A-HOLIC: So far this summer, I have read 13 books. If I can, I want to read 50, but I don't know if that's stretching it a bit... then again, I am known for reading a lot. Well, maybe I should concentrate on other more important things than reading all these fiction novels... now why don't I have an 800 on the SAT I verbal yet...

Hey everyone! I saw Batman Begins today with some of my friends (love you all!) :) Christian Bale looks horrible with the mustache and beard (hello, Reign of Fire?) in my opinion, but when he's clean-shaven and not psycho (ahem, American Psycho), he looks pretty good. :) He did an okay job as Bruce Wayne. You know, the troubled 30-year-old type of guy. I always imagine Christian Bale as the dark one... :) (Equilibrium comes to mind) Katie Holmes was kind of... uhh, I don't know, a little wooden in her acting, but it was decent. Nice action scenes, though, but oh my gosh, the Scarecrow guy (the guy who terrorizes everyone with aerosol hallucinogens) was a joke. I thought it was a reject Joker at first. Get a new mask, honey. The torn up corn sack with holes for eyes was a horrible excuse for a mask.

Thanks and hugs to all those who voted for my site! *heart* I will be continuing it this week, so if you vote for my site again this week, I would really appreciate it! :) I used to do vote exchanging with 100s of people, but it got to be a hassle and an annoyance, so I guess I will rely on true voting this time. :)

I went out shopping with my sister today. "Sisters (and brothers?) are the friends you're born with!" On the days that we're not at each others' throats, we are, in fact, pretty good friends. We went to Target (woot) and the mall. I went shopping for a special someone and my dad. Father's Day is on June 19th! Of course, we swung by Wal-mart (open 24 hours!) and spent some more money there. I spent about $80 today, most of it not for me. :O Shopping all day drains your money like none other!!! Gah. We ate at Subway for dinner. Yum. Light mayo tastes exactly like regular mayo!

Yale sent me its application today. I guess I should apply there. My dad said the importance of Ivy League schools is the connections you will have after college. "It's especially important in business!" How true, you're so up there... ^_^'

Okay, I'm going to relax now. :)

Does anyone else have memory problems?

I think I am a likely candidate for Alzheimer's in my later years. If the present is any indication of how I will be in the years to come, oh goodness gracious, my future is not pretty. I have a problem remembering past events, from a mere six hours ago to six years ago. For some reason, certain things just won't stick in the crevices of my memory bank UNLESS I write it down. Perhaps that's why I keep a journal in real life. You can tell me a million times what you're planning on doing later today, and chances are, I'll be like, "Say wha?" if you ask me to ramble off your list. My friend asked me some facts about someone, and as I opened my mouth to answer, I paused, then I panicked. I couldn't remember... Well, perhaps my lack of memory isn't as bad as I think it is. Then why does it feel like I can't... recall... anything...to...save...my...life?

I hung out with my friend Kelly and her sister today. She and I have been friends for about 10 years now (hooray!) and I don't see her that often, to tell you the truth. She's a couple of years older than me, and you know how it is with friends older than you... the college years, etc. I still love her anyway and appreciate the times, including today, that we spend together. :D We ate pizza and cookies (junk food, yay) and watched some TV while we caught up on gossip. I love Chinese gossip... (call that sarcasm if you will ^^ but it's kind of addicting)

Nerds make better lovers =) Do you know I have a shirt that says I LOVE NERDS on it? Ha. Well, I do. ^_^

Hello, everyone! If you haven't seen it already, I would appreciate your voting for my site at Fantasy Fights: Garden of Enchantment. The banners for FF on my site here are on the left sidebar in case you haven't seen it. Fantasy Fights is a family-friendly, fun web competition. I actually won it awhile back in 2002 (you can see it on the winners list) under a different site (Queen Dani's Palace ^_^), so out of fun, I wanted to try it again. You may vote once per day (Monday - Friday except holidays) for Elegantly Insouciant, my site, and I would really, truly appreciate it :)

I've been in this horrible, listless mood these past couple of days. My ankle has been healing okay (for those who don't know, I tore a ligament about 2 weeks ago), except I still can't bend it in certain directions. In fact, I can't squat at all since it requires the bending of the ankle, blah. Thanks to all those who have wished me a fast recovery! *heart*

I might be destined for 5 APs next year. I talked to my school guidance counselor today, and I found out that debate, normally 2nd period, is moved to 6th (really, really odd, since I'm sure it's been 2nd period for years ;D), but AP Biology is also 6th period. Due to my unfortunate lack of interest in the debate activity this past year, I think it would be much better for me to drop debate over AP Bio, but... *in Mandarin Chinese* "man kuh shi" (not accurate pinyin, my dears ^_^) because I' ve done it for 3 years now (since 9th grade)... pity that the last year is no more...(yes, I can't let go!)

SAT IIs this past Saturday left me feeling rather grim. U.S. History and Chemistry were okay. MATH IIC however, well... For some reason, an 800 in math (either SAT I or II) continues to elude me (heck, even a 700 - I got a 690 last time), and I don't know why. I read in this book that females tend to score, on average, 40 points lower than males on math, and how the SAT may be biased towards males. Err, right. The SAT falsingly makes women believe they suck at math (at least, that's the feeling I'm getting) and consequently, my parents (my dad in particular) thinks I'm a failure at math. Riiight. Even though I get 100s in school... Well, the book did say that the SAT scores usually don't have that much of a correlation as to how well women do in college, GPA wise. We'll see. Maybe I'll be totally awesome in adv. Calculus, but an 800 in SAT math will forever elude me.

Peanut butter is good. ^_^ I put peanut butter on whole wheat English muffins, and it's quite scrumptious.

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Take care everyone, God bless :)

Ugh, guess who woke up at 7AM today...

I could have sworn I heard ESPN announce that the French Open Semifinals was at 8AM Eastern time. So, being the recent tennis nerd that I am, I woke up at 7AM (surprisingly, unaided!) and what do I find on ESPN?

Stump the Schwab!

Well, I learned some new sports trivia (NOT)... anyway, it's this game show featuring this burly guy named Schwab (last name, I presume) and some other middle aged guys try to get more trivia points (sportsof course) right than the big man. Whoo...

I have been up for two hours now, watching The Fairly Odd Parents ("Everything tastes better with rabies! Yay!" -Cosmo) and learning French. Actually, I think it would be cool to learn conversational French/Spanish because I mostly deal with reading/writing the languages (definitely more Spanish, since I've been learning it for 2 years now)... Engage in a conversation with me, and I'll be like, "No hablo espanol muy bien" or whatever ^_^" One thing I love about Mandarin Chinese: NO CONJUGATIONS! Everything is pretty much the same...

SAT IIs tomorrow. I'm going to fail math. Omg.

Ok, so I can't do math...

I'm a disgrace to all Asian people out there. -_-

Gosh, I don't know my calling in life. I don't know what I'm good at. Definitely not math, I'll tell you that. People look at me and expect me to jump into the medical field... in a perfect world, I think that's about right, but I don't know. I don't really feel a passion for science-y fields. Sure, I know chemistry (I think :D), but... what does that tell me? Not much. And sure, I play flute. Been playing since 6th grade. But what am I supposed to do with this after high school? Pack it away to collect dust for years to come, if I'm not doing band?

I just feel like I'm not smart enough. Ever.

Happy belated birthday to my hostess, Kathie!! :) I love you!

Yes, new layout. I've gotten better about this... it's been less than 2 months! ;) I was listening to Spanish rock/pop and found a cool lyric "My heart never left" ... I don't think it was talking about summer :p (a girl, I believe), but it sounds like a summer-y theme, right? I'm not turning into one of those *sPrIng BreAk 2005* girls, am I? :P Yikes, no.

My depression has lifted a little bit... I turned to learning French once again (how dorky am I?!) :) I wanted to learn Italian, but maybe I should master Spanish first... teehee. For now, I'll just be content with their music.

I got SAT scores back... I took it May (it's almost over!!), and well, I thought I did really badly on it because I didn't wait long enough since March. Well, I raised my overall score 70 points (woot), but I would like to break a 2200 =\ ... but I'm stupid when it comes to these things, so maybe not. I'm almost graduating, too. Yikes!! How time flies, as cliché as that might sound.

I went to physical therapy today, but I didn't need it since I'm still healing. Oh well. At least I got to talk to this Russian/Polish guy. Man, I love accents :D

Happy Memorial Day! May God bless our troops!!

Am I too dependent on exercise and/or moving around? A whole week since my sprained ankle incident, and my ankle is still not 100% healed. I have to go to physical therapy tomorrow.

Lately, I've been suffering moderate to extreme depression because I feel so suffocated at home. One day, I wanted to cry so much... but then again, it was like, 12:00 am or so. I just feel really trapped. I can't believe I waited 180 days (of school) to get out only to be confined to another prison: my house. The worse thing is that it's more that 8 hours a day, unlike school. That, and the fact that I don't move around as much, so where else does my food go? That's right, it gets turned into fat, and I am once again this blob. I just feel like this giant pillow with arms, legs, and a head. =(

People say I complain about my figure too much, and perhaps I do. But until I feel comfortable enough to walk to the pool with a swimsuit on (I have NEVER felt comfortable going to the pool), I don't think I will ever be happy... such is the fate of the perfectionist in everything s/he does =(

Sigh. Sorry, yeah, I do sound depressed. Once I get this brace off, I'll move around again and I will be a happy child once more. :) Don't injure yourself, my lovelies :) take care, be safe, be happy!

Oh, NADINE, where are you??? :P

PAIN. HURT. OW.

Hey, update on my life: I tore a ligament in my ankle on Monday. That's right, first couple days of summer and I've already got myself injured. >:o Monday was THE MOST PAINFUL DAY OF MY LIFE (I shed so many tears, my face was so red), and Tuesday resulted in a trip to the doctor, a soft cast, and crutches to boot. Right. Good news is that it comes off Friday, and I get a brace. Thank God it wasn't anything more serious...like, breaking all the tarsals/metatarsals in my foot.

I played Yahoo!Graffiti with some friends last night. Being "the last one to leave" stinks. Most of my better, longtime friends have been in college for awhile, now... and I'm still here, with another year left. I guess I shouldn't wish it away. It won't do me any good :-)

Today was graduation. CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS, CLASS OF 2005! No, I'm not graduating yet, but it was a poignant moment when I saw all of my friends being called. I'll be there, next year... bawling my head off :) I finally finished junior year, but I still have another year looming before me. Hooray. -_-

I don't know what colleges that I should apply to. I'll probably be doing pre-med and/or engineering... something along the likes of these. I'll be staying in the United States, so no Oxford, England or anything :D Suggestions? XD

Okay, blogthings sure are addicting. I don't know why. The cute little sites like these "tell" you things about yourself, and well, sometimes, they come shockingly close to the truth XD but othertimes, they're way off.

Your Dominant Thinking Style:

Visioning You are very insightful and tend to make decisions based on your insights. You focus on how things should be - even if you haven't worked out the details. An idealist, thinking of the future helps you guide your path. You tend to give others long-term direction and momentum.

Your Secondary Thinking Style:

Experimenting You're all about looking at the facts, and you could always use more of them. You see life as your lab - and you're always trying out new things, people, and ideas. The master of mix and match, you're always coming up with unique combinations. You are good at getting a group to reach consensus.

What's Your Thinking Style?

All right, I'm off to learn German.

My friend noticed that I had this cute little French phrasebook, and she bought me this cute little German phrasebook XD isn't that funny? Right now, I'm trying to perfect my Chinese/Spanish (it's so odd - on channels like CCTV international, they have Chinese people speaking almost fluent Spanish! No accent! So... I listen to them :D), trying to pick up some French (Je vais bien), and I guess I will throw German on the backburner, although their pronounciation is kind of... different, yes? Hmm, I know "guten tag" and Hello (Ha-lo) :D

Well, I think languages are fun. Hey, I listen to Italian music... *shrugs*

Mood: relieved.

Last week was rough. So many tests in a row, one after the other. Well, I managed to get out of it unscathed (except for the dark circles around my eyes, yeah). We took a practice AP exam in Chemistry that counted as a test grade. I thought I was going to get a 3 or so due to my performance on the multiple choice - my goodness, that was the hardest selection of multiple choice questions I have ever seen -_- I answered 40 right but 28 wrong (28, geez... in a real class, that would be, what, failing?) Free response was all right, but my teacher told me I got 0 points for one of them, -.- But in the end, I think my other free response questions worked out so I managed to get a "5" (the highest) overall... but barely. The AP Chemistry exam is next Tuesday, so I will do a little more studying (because I haven't really been studying lately... reading the Barron's book 20 minutes before Chemistry period, all right!), and hopefully I'll get a 5 on the real thing *prays*

SAT on Saturday -_-

Test after test after test after test.

Oh yeah, I got a "cute" haircut. It's a little longer than my shoulders now (as opposed to, say, my elbows) - long hair is pretty, but it's so hard to manage and keep out of the way (yes, I know, tie it up, but I'm not too fond of doing that very often :D)

Hmm, you can click here to see me in my prom dress. It's a fuzzy picture, but it will do.

PROM PICTURES ARE IN!!! YAY!!!

Our school had prom last Friday, and I just now got the pictures developed. Always the latecomer, I am. ;D I will upload some later (I need to get them scanned) ... Prom was lots of fun, although the prom was held "in a box," as someone kindly said (well, most rooms are "boxes" anyway) :) I had a good date, Mr. Prakash over here (doubt you'd read this, but once again, thanks lots! Haha, a new Dani phrase?) ... thank youuuuu!

Okay, this week was crazy crazy. I've been memorizing like none other for the past three days. Now, one more leap to make - I have 5 tests tomorrow. *grins* Studious Dani. Actually, I've been losing it lately. I've been having mean temper streaks and complaining to the world, "Why me?" Not like I have it that hard, right? =
I looooove Robin Hood: the soundtrack (old movie? still good, though... NOT the Men in Tights version). It's currently stuck in my head.

Three more concerts I have to play in from now until May 10!! o_O For those who don't know, I play flute/piccolo.

*sigh*

Finally, a new layout. I don't know if the colors match. I was never known for my sense of style. :)

I had this layout a long time ago, but I never used it. Probably because it was hard to match up the colors. Duurrr... well, at least it is a new layout for those who are interested. :)

Yesterday, I went to a carwash, washed some cars, ate with some friends at Chili's. I hung out with my "gal pals," Chinatown (a group of four, myself included, Chinese girls) in the Target shopping area. Whoohoo, so much stuff to buy, so little money... :) I need to get a job. I'm waiting for my paycheck from the Masters, though... $500 to spend!

I've been stressed out way too much lately. I think I do put it on myself. :( Well, technically, there is so much stuff to do, and I want to be prepared for anything and everything. Is that too much to ask?

I exercised today. There's this one kickboxing/squat move I'm fond of. I wish I had more time to exercise because that's the only reason why I don't weigh 29348739 pounds right now. Thank you, cardio and strength training...

Okay, just realized I shouldn't be sitting here. Should be hitting the books once again. D'oh. :) Love you all.