summer snow.

Tomorrow is JH Retreat. I am excited, but at the same time sad because I know how quickly it's going to end. The next two weeks will probably fly by without ever slowing down. Time really does fly when you're having fun.

Since bombing my finals, I've watched 4 movies. Law Abiding Citizen, Up, District 9, & (500) Days of Summer. I'd have to say the best one out of the four was (500). Summer's (Zooey Deschanel) personality in the movie could not have matched what I want in an "ideal girl" more perfectly. Being blunt, not afraid to make a fool of herself, being spontaneous in the situation she's been put in are all traits that were very appealing to me and close to near perfection in my criteria. Also, I cannot picture a more perfect way to start talking to a girl, than to have her compliment your choice in music. Right off the bat, there's an immediate connection and something to talk about. I can only dream...

Thinking about all this has led me to devote what I write in this blog, to be about girls. Not just lusting or fantasizing, but analyzing and "opinionating" on various situations involving females. (Barney Stinson had little influence on this haha.) Of course I will write about other things on the side, but this will be the main headline of what I write about on this site. I'm going to make this blog useful in the future unlike my old xanga.

I'll begin once I get back. Cheers to you, blogspot.

"Roses are red, Violets are blue, fuck you, whore."

fail.

Last night was...fail. I don't think I've ever been so frustrated, irritated, and pissed off at a church event. How do you come at 6:45 to start setting up for an event when it's supposed to start at 6:30? You invite all those churches and you can't even come at LEAST an hour before to set up and make sure everything's going to run smoothly? And on top of that, you can't even get anything to work properly. Never witnessed such an unorganized event in my life. If anyone's wondering, I'm not talking about Jubilee's Pastors or anyone of that sort. I'm talking about the adults that were handling the lyrics, slideshow, and all the technical stuff. Screw them. All of the praise team's hard work was put to waste thanks to them.

But on a lighter note, Michael Franzese was awesome. Didn't think he'd be as good of a speaker as he was. I haven't been that interested in a speaker's story/sermon in a long time and that man really knows what he's talking about. Great speaker, horrible staff.

Random note: I'm getting the best Christmas present this year, Ever.

the redeemed.

New Album! Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom. She is seriously, so hot and so talented. Her last album, As I Am, was really good and this album is just as awesome. Also, the best covers/remixes out there right now have to be from Glee. They're so good. Rachel Berry's voice is AWESOME despite her annoying facial features, but her voice makes up for it and transforms her into a cutie somehow.

This Friday is Jubilee's Praise Night/Rally. Yours truly, is lucky enough to play in the band along with Jeea, Christina, Josh, and Henry. The guest speaker is Michael Franzese and his story is pretty crazy. I hope a lot of kids come out willing to listen and worship. I know back when I was in high school, I didn't go to these kinds of things looking to change my life but only to see friends and girls. A bit naive now that I look back. It makes me start to think about where I would be in my life right now if I just went into some of those praise nights with an open mind and the willingness to listen/learn. Probably a completely different place as a completely different person. God could've possibly moved in me back then and led me down a different path but I chose not to. Crazy how the smallest things can make such an impact on one's future. I don't regret anything though cause God has everything planned out. But hopefully, at least some kids won't make the same mistake I did when I was younger.

On a less serious note, I absolutely love the way Jeea and Christina lead worship. It's the same style they use at IHOP (International House of Prayer) in Kansas City and Jesus Culture. It's just so...free. No structure really, but saying, singing, yelling, screaming, whatever you want to tell God in the way you are most comfortable. And let me tell you right now, Jeea has one of the purest voices I've ever listened to. She is the Awesome. We will be playing this song below and I immediately fell in love with it as I played it for the first time. Check it out and come to the rally! Worship starts at 6:30. I REPEAT, 6:30. Come earlier if you'd like to mingle with friends haha.

Hillsong - We the Redeemed

back2back.

A little late on this one due to excitement over my new phone as written in the previous post, but we were VICTORIOUS once again in the annual HighSchool Turkey Bowl. After all that hard work of preparing and practicing, it all paid off. I feel like I've received too much praise about how good of a job I did, but it seriously could not have been done without all the kids. They went through a lot the day of the tournament. From collisions with other players, to getting tackled and thrown down by two bitch ass oompa loompa twins from Orange County that I swear on my life I will deep fry their babies if they touch my kids again.

All in all, we won...again. Back to Back. Repeat. Whatever you want to call it. We did it. I love them.

All Day, Everyday.

eris.

The day I met you, I knew there was something special. The way we locked eyes and immediately there was a bond no earthly thing could extinguish. Who knew a man could fall for something so fast at the first glimpse of your beauty. The way you slid into my jeans without hesitation could make any man's fantasies come true. You're tall, skinny, and curved, but not only are you beautiful on the outside, but the inside as well. When I'm lost, you'll guide me home. When I'm bored, you'll entertain me. When we travel, you'll capture images of the memories that we'll cherish forever. What more could a man ask for?

My infatuation for you is an endless love. 'Til death do us part, Eris.

eargasm.

Many good albums have been released recently. Here are some of my faves at the moment. I need a new iPod.

OneRepublic - Waking Up / Owl City - Ocean Eyes

Switchfoot - Hello Hurricane / Hillsong - Faith + Hope + Love

Turkey Bowl this Saturday. I'm nervous but anxious at the same time. Sad that I can't participate this year, but I'm confident in my team to defend what's ours, the Championship Trophy.

"All Day, Everyday"

David "Shorty" Kim is back from Afghanistan. Time to destroy my liver. Patron shots and BeerPong anyone?

vivid.

I don't even remember the last time I saw you, but the news I just heard from my grandparents just gave me a vivid picture of you. Praying for you everyday.

I miss you, Dad.

boiling point.

You are fucking annoying. You may not be an actual hoe, but you think like one. Your constant need for attention makes me want to go to Compton wearing a KKK cloak and start screaming "Nigger!" Go fuck yourself. Watch what you say to me cause if you say one wrong thing or give me one wrong look, I will make you cry so much that you'll want to gauge your own eyes out to stop the tears.

Excuse my language, but I've reached my boiling point. Good thing no one really reads my blog. I'll probably delete this post later.

bandwagon.

Okay, finally, after all that resisting, I've finally accepted Taylor Swift into my life. Her songs are very catchy and she does have a nice voice. Her long, blonde, curly hair still looks incredibly fake to me...but it's hot. Her SNL episode was pretty hilarious especially her monologue. I guess I really do have a thing for tall, long haired, skinny girls. Her face looks like a bunny. I love bunnies.

I just dl'd John Mayer's new album Battle Studies and it is the Awesome. Much better than Continuum and I would recommend it to everybody. There's a song on the album called Perfectly Lonely and the lyrics could not fit how I feel any better than this..

"I see friends around from time to time

When their ladies let them slip away
And when they ask me how I'm doing with mine
This is always what I say

Nothing to do, Nowhere to be
A simple little kind of free
Nothing to do, No one to be
Is it really hard to see

Why I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely

I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
Nobody belongs to me

And this is not to say
There never comes a day
I'll take my chances and start again
And when I look behind
On all my younger times
I have to thank the wrongs that led me to a love so strong"

I realized yesterday, I can be a real dick. I don't try to, but I don't try not to. Honestly, half the people that I'm a dick to I really couldn't give two shits about them. As I'm getting older, I'm starting to see which so called "friends" are going to benefit me in the future. Parents always told us to make good friends and I'm really starting to see how important it is to surround yourself with good people. So many useless and annoying people in my life that are always complaining or venting to me about their problems. They don't realize that I don't give a shit. But that's my fault I guess since I don't say anything. I have my own problems to worry about. No I'm not selfish.

On a lighter note, the drama IRIS is really really good. I've only watched up to about episode 5 because I can't find subtitles for the rest but man, it's awesome. It has so much action and not to mention the beauty of Kim Tae Hee helps a lot too. She hasn't aged AT ALL since the last time I saw her which was like four years ago. In the drama, she cannot get any hotter. She's cute when she cooks, cute when she eats, cute when she cries, cute when she's mad, cute in the morning, cute when drinking, and cute without MAKE-UP. Can you say perfect? And since when in Korean dramas did they start allowing full make-outs. No more extreme hugging or puppy kissing? I'm probably just jealous of the Lee Byung Hun. Nice upgrade Korea. It's about time. You're only about decade late. Here's the cutie

kitkat.

I should be finishing my take-home midterm right now, but I need a damn break.

NBA SEASON IS FINALLY HERE! All the anticipation for this upcoming season was well worth it. Lakers started off with a win on their Championship Ring Night. The smile on Kobe's face was so contagious that it made my whole family sit there grinning at the TV. I may not know Kobe personally, but man do I respect the guy. Not only is he the best at what he does, but works harder than anyone to BE the best at what he does. I just read today that other superstars in the league, such as Dwayne Wade, have a picture up in their workout room of Kobe to motivate them. That's just crazy. And a bit gay. No-homo. I wish I had his work ethic. Hard work ethic brings home little goodies such as this...

I just realized that lately most of the people that I talk to, minus Julie haha, have some sort of girl/boy problem. Seriously though when they tell me about it along with all of their problems and insecurities, I laugh in my head. Maybe out loud for some. People don't want to get hurt and that's obvious. To me they're just digging themselves a bigger hole thinking they found the so called "treasure" only making it harder to get out. They think they've landed on the "X" on their first try, but they haven't even SEEN the whole map. It's an "X" for a reason...cause they're going to BE your Ex. My treasure will be marked with an "O" haha. I learned the hard way and I guess you could say I learned from my mistakes and so will the friends that I talk to. That's a part of life I guess.

For the people stuck in those deep holes, I would play 99 Problems by Jay-Z for them on the ground above and walk away listening to Just Friends by Musiq Soulchild. Nice guys finish last.

shoe strings.

So an update on the recent girl that I met, she is ridiculous. What started out as innocent commenting on Facebook, is now complete annoyance. We started talking on AIM, she then asked for my number, texted, and then she CALLS me. All of this happened within 24 hours. I mean what kind of girl calls the guy first? Isn't that breaking girl code? I know it's breaking some kind of code and seriously, haven't been more turned off in my life. Didn't think someone cute could be so ugly within that short time frame. Even Barney wouldn't hit that. Ugh...clingers.

"Can't tie me down like a pair of shoe strings."

aimless thoughts.

Food always tastes better late-night. Current addiction: Choco Pie.

Just when I started to believe that relationships weren't my cup of tea I meet a cute, real girl. I refuse to succumb to her sweet words of temptation. "She ain't gon' tie me down."

My Professor showed us this video today. To think that the world could end like this is a bit scary but, enthralling.

I can't remember the last time I felt this way, but the other day I thought of you. I miss you...

"I don't want to say good bye to you, so I'll just say good night to you." - Kanye West

fix you.

Song of the day, Fix You by Coldplay. This song never gets old and the meaning behind this song inspires me. Chris Martin wrote these lyrics for his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, after her father passed away. She came home from the hospital covered and drenched in tears. He started crying and asked her, "What can I do for you? Tell me how I can help." She looked up at him, and said "Just hold me, cause you're the only thing that can fix me right now." He wrote these lyrics the next day...

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

mentally sound.

I made a music playlist. It has everything from Fob to Rap, Alternative to Techno. I really don't know what I'd do without my music. Not a day goes by where I'm not blasting my iTunes obnoxiously with my grandparents yelling at me to lower the volume. It really keeps me sane from this stressful world and annoying people. Speaking of annoying people, there is a particular somebody that seriously makes me want to slap them. Like this for example:

She's like those little flies (in Korean they're called Nahl Pah Lee) that refuse to go away even though you try and swat them. I do nothing to encourage her to keep talking to me and be all buddy-buddy but she is still persistent in trying to get me to acknowledge her presence. I mean if anything, I make it obvious that I do not want to interact with her in any way. If I didn't know her through church, I probably would have made her cry already. Her constant need for attention from anybody in her vicinity drives me insane which leads to me wanting my music more than ever.

On a lighter note, I got to hang out with my friend from NY/TX that came to visit and it was good to see an old friend. I think one of the things I enjoy most in life is seeing an old face and how much they've changed. Whenever I talk with my friend Peter about reunions and such with all the people from Dallas, it gets me excited to see them. I do miss everyone in Texas, but for sure would not be down to live there. Maybe after I get married to raise my kids there. Anyways, for the first time in my life I drank on a school night on a Tuesday. It was my friend's last day here in L.A. and so we went to a bar with her and some other people. Didn't plan on getting drunk but did so and felt a little buzzed the next morning and went to class still dazed. Oh well better than being hungover right?

Speaking of which, last weekend I went to my doctor to receive a flu shot. Haven't gotten one in years but due to this flu that everyone's been getting, my parents made me get one. So I went to the doctor, got the shot from the nurse (I hate needles and it hurt btw) and was about to leave, but my STUPID self felt the urge to ask her if this little lump in my throat was anything serious. My friend had told me a week earlier that if there's any kinda lump/little ball in your throat, it could be cancerous. The nurse gave me a worried look even though I asked her casually and not worried at all and quickly said we need to check it out and placed me in a room for my doctor to see. Not surprised, the doctor said it was nothing and everyone has little lumps in different places in their throats. But as I was getting up ready to leave, he stopped me and suggested that I get a blood test...

Never have I ever been able to donate blood or get blood tested because the thought of having a needle suck out my blood into a tube was frightening. Yeah I'm a manly man but needles are just not my thing. But the worst part is, I had drank the two nights before that morning and it had only been about 12 hours since I was at a bar gulping down alcohol. I was trippin' because I'm not sure if alcohol is able to stay in your blood that long and my parents still to this day don't know that I drink. Them finding out through my doctor is really not my ideal way of revealing the truth as to what I'm doing on the weekends. So I'm praying that the results from my test come out negative to alcohol and more importantly, any diseases.

I need to stop watching so much TV...but there are sooo many good shows on right now during the week. It's ri-di-cu-lous.

Monday - MondayNightFootball, How I Met Your Mother, Gossip Girl

Tuesday - The Hills/The City

Wednesday - Glee and RW/RR Challenge: The Ruins

Thursday - FlashForward, Community, The Office, 30 Rock

So many shows, not enough time.

to waiting.

Last night's episode of The Office was the best episode hands down. It had the perfect amount of funny and drama and I must say, Jim & Pam are THE perfect couple. Dwight never fails to amuse me. Michael never fails to be awkward. Kevin never fails to make me laugh hysterically. Andy never fails to surprise me with his random emotions. Creed...is Creed. The opening sketches are so random and distinct, it reminds me of the videos we make at Church in Jr High. All of these elements are combined to make, in my opinion, the best comedy on television. It's the only show that can actually make me "Laugh Out Loud."

Jim's toast about waiting was perfect...until the last bit. Because the episode was so good, I think I'm going to watch it again..

ear candy.

There's nothing I enjoy more than listening to new music. Recently, I've downloaded the new Boys Like Girls and Relient K albums. Both are pretty good and recommend them to anyone that's a fan of the two bands.

Love Drunk & Forget and Not Slow Down

And also, Fresh this Saturday! Since seeing David Crowder*Band Live at JAMA 2005, I've always wanted to see him again. He is the Awesome. I am excite.

ram bull.

Nothing new in my life so here's a little rambling.

Lakers Preseason begins tonight in a couple of minutes and seriously, I cannot wait to see Kobe and Artest play together. Ron is a gangster. Someone that isn't afraid to play physical and for DAMN sure not afraid of anybody. For those of you who don't know who he is, here's a little something that portrays his past:

Are you excited to see him play? After watching that again, I sure am.

Is it just me, or are shows quoting and imitating the old Robin Williams movie Dead Poets Society a lot lately. First it was on the new show Community (which was filmed partially at Pierce College) and last night on How I Met Your Mother. I'm not complaining though because it's one of my favorite movies and it was hilarious on both shows haha.

An old friend of mine from Texas that goes to Cornell is coming to LA this weekend and the plan is to hang out with her and her friend on Friday with one of my friends. Hope her friend is cute and not a clinger. Not looking to settle down anytime soon. Enjoying the single life a little too much right now but I guess that's a good thing since I'm still young.

Time to watch the game. Carpe Diem.

520.

So where do I begin...

I've been looking these pair of Levi's Jeans for quite some time now and yesterday, I finally found them. Levi's 520, Size: 30/32, Color: Blue Steel were finally available on UrbanOutfitters.com. So as I was excitedly about to make the purchase, I realized that it was a lot more expensive than just going to the actual store and buying them due to shipping and handling. That's when I came up with the idea to call the local UO store on Melrose to see if they had any in stock. To add more fuel to my excitement fire, the store girl said "Yes, would you like me to put them on hold for you?" I was shocked when she replied at first because they NEVER have them, but I realized what she just said and told her I'd be on my way later that night.

And so I made my way to UO on Melrose feeling like a little boy being rewarded with his dream toy for being so patient. But if you know me, I Never, Ever get my hopes up for anything. So being the cool, calm, collective guy that I am, walked up to the register and asked if they had the jeans I placed on hold. The girl looks around and brings back a folded pair of jeans and hands 'em to me. I don't remember my excitement disappearing so fast in my life. They were the wrong pair...

The girl asked "Is there anything else I can help you with?" and so I let her know that these were the wrong jeans. Out of no where, another girl worker down the counter says "Oh man that's totatlly me. I realized as soon as you hung up with me earlier that those weren't the jeans. But those are very similar!" I looked at 'em again and thought to myself, "...dumb bitch." I wasn't pissed, but frustrated. I told them it's fine and I told them that I saw them online so that's why I thought they would have a pair in stock. They told me it's better to just order them online since they haven't seen the specific jeans that I was looking for in the store for a while.

Disappointed, I left the store thinking that I can just order the jeans online since I saw them earlier that day. But as I got to the jeans on the site, I look for my size and THEY'RE GONE. I seriously said "what.the.fuck." out loud and my grandma looked at me like I was a michin-nom. Not believing what I was looking at on my computer screen, I began to get pissed thinking about the time I wasted. If that worker didn't tell me that they had the pair of jeans in stock, I could've just ordered them right there online and been satisfied...but no. I found myself frustrated, pissed, and jean-less.

Later that night after finishing homework, I just surfed through the web avoiding the website that pissed me off. But not to anyone's surprise, I went back to it and looked for the pair of jeans as if there were a string of hope left in me thinking it would be there. And to my surprise, THERE THEY WERE. I've never placed an order that fast in my life. It was midnight and there I was ordering a pair of jeans online. I felt like a rainbow loving, unicorn jockey but the thought of finally getting the pair of jeans overshadowed those feelings. Checkout, Submit, and finished. Finally, they were mine. But my dumbass realized almost immediately after, that I didn't have enough money on my debit card to purchase them....

As I was purchasing it I remember seeing the price and thinking to myself "hmm that's a little expensive" but the joy that was running through me made me completely disregard what my eyes were telling me. I checked my balance for my card and I was right...I didn't have enough money. I tried to cancel my order but there was nothing on the site that allowed me to do so. Only a 1-800 number for customer service with operating hours. I knew I couldn't do anything about it and so I decided to just call first thing in the morning.

First thing I always check when I turn on my computer is my e-mail. Probably the same for anyone. I received an e-mail from UO saying that my purchase could not be processed and would be held pending until I either pay the rest of the cost or call to cancel. So as the dial tone was ringing calling the 1-800 number, I checked my order status and the pair of jeans on UO.com. The jeans were now ON SALE. The customer service representative picked up and asked how she could help me. I told her about the purchase and how I forgot how much money I had so I wanted to cancel the order. She told me that I didn't have to cancel it and that since now they were on sale, she could just adjust the price and shipping for my purchase and the jeans would be on their way in 5-7 business days. I hung up with her after saying the most genuine Thank You I've said in a while.

Finally, Levi's 520, Size: 30/32, Color: Blue Steel, you're MINE.

p.s. this is probably the gayest thing I've ever written about in my life. No-homo.

Genesis.

hello blogspot.

my cousin told me this is the new rage. hopefully whatever's "raging" about this thing will be revealed to me in the near future.

good day.