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March Madness
Mar. 28th, 2003 12:11 amBefore you ask, no, this has nothing to do with basketball. But it's an appropriate title/subject for this entry... at least I think so. >_< This has not been my month. Thankfully, good things come near the close of all things bad, and the same is true for this month. For every bad grade, lousy day in class, annoying bitch, or painful ache, there's been a fantastic score, a day without homework, a day with my friends, or someone treating me to lunch.
Today wasn't so hot for me because, despite the "graduation" from Media Academy (finally, my Tuesdays and Thursdays are free again!) I had to look forward to going to Rossi Pool at 8:00pm. Dark. Alone. WATER. ;_; It's been over a year since I've swum, and I'm usually pretty adamant about my asthma preventing me from doing much in terms of physical activity. I get pretty worn out after 1 or 2 stages in DDR, I can't run worth crap, and I have to walk slowly when I hike. Yes, I know, I'm a friggin' weakling-- but I wasn't always like this! I used to dance (ballet) and do aerobics-- I used to rollerblade pretty avidly too, until I gave my blades away in 9th grade. Now, I'm pretty stubborn about most things-- and I'm usually a pretty firm believer in the words of the wisest Muppet -"No try, only do." Yoda's words, and pretty good advice. But my biggest problems lie in the fact that I'm lazy (I never bother to start TRYing or DOing) or I'm a quitter (if at first you don't succeed, let someone else do it). I'm ashamed of both things.
( bring it! )
Anyway, to put it simply, I couldn't do the 6 laps. I tried to pace myself like SMAJ always told me to do in ROTC, whenever we had running-- but I don't think I succeeded. I kept swimming in diagonal lines, not to mention I felt like I was slow as a slug. I could have blamed it on the fact I hadn't been in a swimming pool since last Fanime... or maybe the fact that the water wasn't warm (you got used to it). Excuses, excuses. I barely completed two laps before my right side cramped up immensely and gave on me. I kept twisting my side in the middle of the laps, and it made me think my spine was trying to get out of my body. Very painful, if you haven't gotten a vivid enough mental picture from that already. Being the stubborn quitter I am, I've decided not to take the test tomorrow. I am in so much pain (and I have this nasty red bump on my back that appeared out of nowhere... it's itchy as hell!) right now that I've decided not to take the test at the ungodly hour of 7:30am tomorrow. I already told Ulrich (and Kripa to tell Gilmore) that I wasn't coming tomorrow because of the swim test... ~_~ but I just want to stay home. I'll go to school for homeroom, I guess. *sigh* But I can't swim. I don't feel like being in pain/depressed (I know I won't pass) all day, especially when Will's having his b'day party tomorrow night.
I saw this girl named Atina (sp?) at the pool who remembered me from Presidio (typical) and was telling me all about how she used to ask me to draw her Sailor Moon all the time, and was I still a fan? What happened after the Queen Beryl arc? Oh, and what were the words to that song... ^^; She was singing and such, and it was kind of scary. She kept asking me to sing various SM songs (which I know all too well) but I was too embarassed, not to mention getting distracted. I ended up leaving the pool anyhow at just after 9:30.
There were some bright points to my day-- I finished all the files for Media Academy's graduation, which was pretty simple and small. The food was better than Digital Horizon's, I'll give them that! Haha... we had fruit cakes, fruit salads, some triangular veggie things, brownies (which I bought from Cala for the rip-off price of $7) and a bunch of chips and soda. So, not exactly dinner, but good enough. I'd already had two bagels during lunch (anime club-- watched Otakudom! Tee hee hee) We got the $250, and even though I already know $80 is gone, that's still a pretty good lump sum to keep stashed for Fanime. ^_^ BUT BUT now what...?! Bank of America completely erased my account. -.- That's why my card didn't work when mom gave me that $35 check. I lied to Mom and told her it'd cleared, and of course she'd remembered that today... but she didn't put of much of a fight when the guy told her my account was poofed. Still, Vince told me it didn't clear since it'd been co-endorsed, so now... I don't know what is up with that $35. Vince had given me the money from his account, but the check is still in his possession, and I don't have an account (nor do I wish to risk mom's wrath) so I don't know what to do with it. We're going to CalFed on Saturday or something to open a new account for me there. ^^;
I came home feeling sore, pooped, and sad-- so I watched "Tuck Everlasting," one of the movies I wanted to see while it was in theaters. Mom and I had gone to Blockbuster after finding the check couldn't be cashed at the bank where it was from (it was closed), so we both got some movies. ^^ Always fun. But I have to say, as romantic as the movie is, it's pretty sad towards the end. The action (if you can call it that) moved rather fast, but the ending DID deliver on the initial promise (literary term, don't mind me).
So now here I am, with a crapload of emails, and a Your Prom magazine that makes me wonder why all the formalwear stores are in Modesto. ~_~ Seriously, almost every single ad has at least one CA store in Modesto-- if not, then it's in LA, and if not there, then not in CA at all. I picked one up with Mom at Walgreen's today since Mom says I can design my own prom dress now-- a friend of hers at work is opening up his own design shop, and wants to come over and ask me what I want in a dress. Whee, so mine will be original! I just hope I can get a look I want. Or something. Mayeb I should make a composite... or get Kripa and Amber to help me out.
Speaking of Amber, she's supposed to come over tomorrow afterschool. ^^ I kinda wanted her to invite her to the GRRL party at my school, but we DO have something to work on, and with the food they're serving (I think) it's always better to be early to RTA than late. So I guess that idea is nixed. But I'm sure I'll have a blast. ^^
I'm sore all over... but I'm planning on sleeping in and having a faboo weekend. If I remember to do all my work, I'll be set. =D
Today wasn't so hot for me because, despite the "graduation" from Media Academy (finally, my Tuesdays and Thursdays are free again!) I had to look forward to going to Rossi Pool at 8:00pm. Dark. Alone. WATER. ;_; It's been over a year since I've swum, and I'm usually pretty adamant about my asthma preventing me from doing much in terms of physical activity. I get pretty worn out after 1 or 2 stages in DDR, I can't run worth crap, and I have to walk slowly when I hike. Yes, I know, I'm a friggin' weakling-- but I wasn't always like this! I used to dance (ballet) and do aerobics-- I used to rollerblade pretty avidly too, until I gave my blades away in 9th grade. Now, I'm pretty stubborn about most things-- and I'm usually a pretty firm believer in the words of the wisest Muppet -"No try, only do." Yoda's words, and pretty good advice. But my biggest problems lie in the fact that I'm lazy (I never bother to start TRYing or DOing) or I'm a quitter (if at first you don't succeed, let someone else do it). I'm ashamed of both things.
( bring it! )
Anyway, to put it simply, I couldn't do the 6 laps. I tried to pace myself like SMAJ always told me to do in ROTC, whenever we had running-- but I don't think I succeeded. I kept swimming in diagonal lines, not to mention I felt like I was slow as a slug. I could have blamed it on the fact I hadn't been in a swimming pool since last Fanime... or maybe the fact that the water wasn't warm (you got used to it). Excuses, excuses. I barely completed two laps before my right side cramped up immensely and gave on me. I kept twisting my side in the middle of the laps, and it made me think my spine was trying to get out of my body. Very painful, if you haven't gotten a vivid enough mental picture from that already. Being the stubborn quitter I am, I've decided not to take the test tomorrow. I am in so much pain (and I have this nasty red bump on my back that appeared out of nowhere... it's itchy as hell!) right now that I've decided not to take the test at the ungodly hour of 7:30am tomorrow. I already told Ulrich (and Kripa to tell Gilmore) that I wasn't coming tomorrow because of the swim test... ~_~ but I just want to stay home. I'll go to school for homeroom, I guess. *sigh* But I can't swim. I don't feel like being in pain/depressed (I know I won't pass) all day, especially when Will's having his b'day party tomorrow night.
I saw this girl named Atina (sp?) at the pool who remembered me from Presidio (typical) and was telling me all about how she used to ask me to draw her Sailor Moon all the time, and was I still a fan? What happened after the Queen Beryl arc? Oh, and what were the words to that song... ^^; She was singing and such, and it was kind of scary. She kept asking me to sing various SM songs (which I know all too well) but I was too embarassed, not to mention getting distracted. I ended up leaving the pool anyhow at just after 9:30.
There were some bright points to my day-- I finished all the files for Media Academy's graduation, which was pretty simple and small. The food was better than Digital Horizon's, I'll give them that! Haha... we had fruit cakes, fruit salads, some triangular veggie things, brownies (which I bought from Cala for the rip-off price of $7) and a bunch of chips and soda. So, not exactly dinner, but good enough. I'd already had two bagels during lunch (anime club-- watched Otakudom! Tee hee hee) We got the $250, and even though I already know $80 is gone, that's still a pretty good lump sum to keep stashed for Fanime. ^_^ BUT BUT now what...?! Bank of America completely erased my account. -.- That's why my card didn't work when mom gave me that $35 check. I lied to Mom and told her it'd cleared, and of course she'd remembered that today... but she didn't put of much of a fight when the guy told her my account was poofed. Still, Vince told me it didn't clear since it'd been co-endorsed, so now... I don't know what is up with that $35. Vince had given me the money from his account, but the check is still in his possession, and I don't have an account (nor do I wish to risk mom's wrath) so I don't know what to do with it. We're going to CalFed on Saturday or something to open a new account for me there. ^^;
I came home feeling sore, pooped, and sad-- so I watched "Tuck Everlasting," one of the movies I wanted to see while it was in theaters. Mom and I had gone to Blockbuster after finding the check couldn't be cashed at the bank where it was from (it was closed), so we both got some movies. ^^ Always fun. But I have to say, as romantic as the movie is, it's pretty sad towards the end. The action (if you can call it that) moved rather fast, but the ending DID deliver on the initial promise (literary term, don't mind me).
So now here I am, with a crapload of emails, and a Your Prom magazine that makes me wonder why all the formalwear stores are in Modesto. ~_~ Seriously, almost every single ad has at least one CA store in Modesto-- if not, then it's in LA, and if not there, then not in CA at all. I picked one up with Mom at Walgreen's today since Mom says I can design my own prom dress now-- a friend of hers at work is opening up his own design shop, and wants to come over and ask me what I want in a dress. Whee, so mine will be original! I just hope I can get a look I want. Or something. Mayeb I should make a composite... or get Kripa and Amber to help me out.
Speaking of Amber, she's supposed to come over tomorrow afterschool. ^^ I kinda wanted her to invite her to the GRRL party at my school, but we DO have something to work on, and with the food they're serving (I think) it's always better to be early to RTA than late. So I guess that idea is nixed. But I'm sure I'll have a blast. ^^
I'm sore all over... but I'm planning on sleeping in and having a faboo weekend. If I remember to do all my work, I'll be set. =D
