:/

it's been years!
it's the homerun of school...finals are next week and everyone's feeling the heat.
there was a takeover at sfsu a few days ago. a bunch of people took over the business building and barricaded the doors and whatnot. i have mixed feelings over this. while i do condone protesting for what you believe in and can see their reasoning behind taking the business building in particular (not as many cuts in that department compared to the humanities and art etc...), i find their "list of demands" (check it out at occupysfsu.wordpress.com) quite idealistic (not that it's not admirable) but i do think they should've stayed on topic, this is, the budget cuts. yes, it's true that there are less classes and less space, less days of school (i think almost a quarter less!) and well, less of everything. students should be speaking up. how? well, keeping it old school and taking it to sac-town for one. i've done some lobbying in my life, have you? don't bitch and fail to speak to your own politicians.
well, i should be graduating after spring. should be. we'll see how it goes..

nausea

i've read that remedies include:
.ginger (in pretty much all forms)
.mint (sprig or tea)
.crackers

i will be testing out the first.




important tip of the day:
cook your pastas and/or rices ALL the way through before consuming them. (or you will regret it)

orange county

Inspires me to write cause I have so much to talk shit about.
Examples:
.last night I watched the news and learned that a kid (8 or 9 years old) had been hit by a truck and was killed. Apparently this guys truck had been lifted up so high that he couldn't see the boy riding across the street on his bike. Ah, lifted trucks: Small penis or short guy? I find them to be analogous.
.I don't have a car so I literally am stuck at home because public transit here is so horrible. I don't even know a number to call for bus times. Is there even one?!
.yes white person, I speak as much English as you do. But my vocabulary consists of more adjectives.

full bladders ruin everything

I had an incredibly intense EOD dream! It was somethere between 2012 and the road but set in san francisco, it had to have been a few days after some sort of catastrophe but I remember driving a bus on the golden gate only to discover that half it was missing. I immediately radioed it in and remember holding the mic and repeatedly saying, "Don't use the bridge!" And then I was underground or something where there were hundreds of people around looking for food. I decided I would try to resurface and went to use the bathroom. When I came out, I saw three girls I knew and kissed one goodbye which made one of the other ones jealous and...

Then I woke up cause I had to use the toilet.
Blast!

eff patriarchal, mysogynistic religion

At wedding rehearsal, I quote the pastor:
"I will explain duties as husband and the duties as wife to be submissive."

And then when __________________ (the bride) says "introduce us as mrs. and mr. _______________ ," the pastor quickly corrects her and says, "no, it's MR. and mrs. ________________ . The man always comes first."

I was like, "oh heeell no he dint just say that, shieeeet!" to the bridesmaid next to me. This is why I don't go to church.

back again

In socal. Twice in a week; that's a record. Technology is amazing. I drove last time and it took six hours, but flew this time around and it took one. One-sixth the time! Fabulous! I'm torn between the modern and the strange sense of age I've always had within me. I've always been told that I seem older than I actually am. Nevermind that I have an affinity for old lady sweaters and beautiful things made before my time. I thought about the transition between records to eight-tracks to cassettes to cds and now to digital music, something intangible but there for you to listen to when you press a pretty button. What lies for the future? I imagine a music procession emerging out of thin air.

love&marriage

i will be in a wedding this coming saturday. ah, love and marriage goes together like a horse and carriage. does it though? i can't see myself ever getting married. sure, i could have a longtime lover, but marriage seems so...final. i feel as though getting married means having a paper that forces you to be with another person and if it doesn't work out, you have to take further action to undo the relationship. it seems like a business transaction. need american citizenship or tax deductions? get married.
maybe i'm just cynical. yeah, i guess it's a celebration of love and commitment, but do you really have to kick it up a notch to prove that you love each other? i'd like to have a i'm-not-getting-married ceremony someday. me and my partner would celebrate our decision NOT to get married and have an awesome reception with a jazz band and drinks and a five-tiered cake. the works. marriage: overrated or is it just me?