Archive for June, 2008

Finally “graduated”

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It’s in quotes because I’m not really “done”. I still have summer…and I’m going on to higher education. I’m not sure what to call the teaching credential program. It’s not really graduate studies…and people don’t really get what the program is. It’s almost like a rigorous internship+school. And I still haven’t heard from them yet too, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do it this year.

The instructions for graduation stated we had to be there an hour early, 4pm. But I didn’t really need to because you just end up standing out there in the sun, waiting to be ushered in at 5pm, when it starts. It was hot, we were all wearing black (unzipped though) and the girls were wearing high heels! Heels on concrete for an hour…great.

Our speaker was a student, and she was really accomplished in a way that made me feel really small. It didn’t help that she was amazingly pretty too. Her parents must be proud.

So here are my pictures…I am lucky enough to have a photog family: my dad and my brother. They busted out their best and did all they could. Too bad my ceremony was indoors with weird dark lighting though.

I like this picture…it’s a little dark…I’m sure I can do something with it though.

I decorated it. It didn’t show as much as I thought it would though…had to be at a certain angle to catch the light.

I actually did this using just a big feathered circle…i wanted it to fade to color….but you can’t really tell. I suppose I should have just lassoed it because it doesn’t look intentional anyway.

My daddy couldn’t find his daughter. Where was our ESP that day hmm?!?

I don’t like that you can see my legs -__-”.

Tossing the hats. What is it called….mosterboard or something…

Interesting dream

The Day Events, uhh...random!
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Last night, or actually, in the morning (this was one of my later dreams) I dreamed something amazing.

Hostile aliens were coming to earth and we had to flee our homes.

Now…in my dream, my storyline wasn’t really thought through, because for some reason, we were all evacuating, but I mean…where are we supposed to go? All I knew was that I had to get out of my house.

But I couldn’t…why?

I was trying to get my valuables! As I ran for my house/room, which was like an apartment in a complex (think Evangelion housing), I saw my friends already ready with their stuff. Most notably, I saw my buddy Paco come out with a handful of stuff, mostly papers, laid out on his arms as he was walking out. On top, I saw something like a passport and as he was passing he said “yeah, I think this will work.” and in my dream, I think “omg, I need to get identifying papers or how will I be able to prove who I am?!?”

So I rush in, grab a backpack, and start stuffing it with clothing, everything that I see, I want to take. “aww my ballet slippers! just a long sleeve, short sleeve, sweater, underwear! mp3 player…psp…ds…external harddrive…stuffed animal…omg how much time do i have?!?!” I immediately think, the more I have, the more I can barter with for supplies! (yeah, I’ve read Alas, Babylon).

Then, I notice my house moving..and I look outside my window and indeed, the scenary is turning counter-clockwise. And A beam of light shoots through my house in the middle (suddenly I’m not in an apartment complex and in my usual home). So I’m like…”oh crap, I guess this is time up” and I just grab everything I got and run out the door, onto the street…and whiteout.

I suppose I failed.

After this dream, I was dreaming about recounting my steps. What could I have done differently? Why didn’t I know how much time I had left? Why didn’t I know where the aliens were? Where was I supposed to run to anyway?

Not long after, my mom woke me up with some healthy shake she had concocted and I told her my dream. She laughed and said that the only way to avoid that is to start packing a bag of stuff so I can just grab it in case aliens/zombies/rabid animals/godzilla ever takes over.

The thing about watching movies is: it’s enjoyable because you don’t really expect it to happen and we like to see how different personalities react. Cloverfield, The War of the Worlds, The Signs.

But…what if…it really happens? Those people in the movie never expected it either.

Wii fun

Gaming, The Day Events
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Today, after the baseball game (Little Chamberlain held on to dear life), my dad didn’t want to fall victim to jet lag so he asked me to show him the Wii Fit I was telling him about. So I did…and I was doing the hula hoop, the step dance, the ski jump…and I finally insisted that he create his own profile.

So he did. His wii fit age is 67. He’s 56. I would say that he’s pretty energetic too though, he climbs and hikes as well as me (well…I’m not very fit). Anyhow, I think the wii fit age always make it older. I mean…the way they test it is by balance and agility + balance…stuff we’re not used to focusing on. One problem I’ve seen is the measuring of weight. They always make me lighter than I really am. (no, I’m not really 105lbs) I think it’s because I don’t relax enough when they measure, losing some of the pressure on the board.

He was really tired with the hula hooping. He really liked the ski jump and did it over and over to improve his jump. Then he did the shalom run, which I think is too hard and sensitive, and then he did the soccer head punting. Am I the only one who thinks that game is hard? My dad did it about 3 times, progressively better. Those shoes really make it difficult.

All together, I think he exercised 16 minutes. And he had fun doing it. So that is a plus. I would love it if my grandma played wii fit. I like watching old people try out newfangled things. I love it even more when they love it and use it.

I will take pictures next time he plays. Yaaay. Now…if only I could get him to play guitar while I drum…and my mom can sing…well…I can dream.

The new wiiware is out, and I had watched the import video on the wiiware when it was only out in Japan, so I was really interesting in My Life as King and the Pokemon Ranch. So today, I was just about to put money into my account, to download Pokemon Ranch like a good pokemon girl should, when I thought…”hm…maybe I should check out the reviews one more time”. And I did…for both King and Ranch. Apparently, My Life as King is missing a lot of content, and Pokemon Ranch is just…and ranch. I barely have time to complete Pokemon Pearl as it is (I should totally probably do that this summer) so I don’t think I have time to stare at Pikachu on my tv.

Finished

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I’m sooo finished with school. I’m soooo walking on Sunday.

And then I just have two more classes in summer to complete.

And maybe another year for my teaching credential…which I don’t know if I got into yet.

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but for some reason, I’m still excited!! ^_^

I just went through the most hellish week of my life. I’ve neveer done so much studying and writing and citing in one week ever.

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