A Girl Who Doesn't Like Shopping

*le sigh* Hello-lo... it's so friggin' hot, it's insane. I woke up this morning around 9:30 or so, got up and had a banana... no milk (except soymilk, YUCK!), still somewhat tired because I'd stayed up all night watching cable! ^_^ Whee! Okay, the following stations have captured my interest, and if I were to have Very Limited Cable, these would be the stations I would watch all the time:
STYLE - great shows like "The Modern Girl's Guide To Life" and "Look Good for Less." I had such fun watching those shows for hours last night and writing down tips!

FOOD NETWORK - But of course! I don't see what everyone likes about Emeril, he's not that cute or funny or anything, but I watched some UNWRAPPED since it was On Demand (whee, freeness!) and it was fun! Where have I seen Marc Summers before...?

Of course, stations like Cartoon Network, Sci-Fi, TechTV, A&E, and other assorted, popular favorites are still pretty interesting, though I didn't watch any of those.

I decided to catch a showing of "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," another one of those chick flicks with comedy and romance that makes you embarassed enough to eat pillow. I would know, I almost did! But still, both Kate Hudson and Matthew McConeghey (uber spelled wrong, I know) are hot! And I admire "Andie Anderson" as a character for several reasons-- her name is "Andie" (like my nickname, Andi!) and she's a journalist! >)

So I was in the middle of watching the EDIBLE edition of Unwrapped when Dad came in and nagged me to get going to the mall. So I got going, Grandpa drove me... loaded with a mere (haha) $60. Went to JCPenney first, and there went $55! ;_; Two sweaters and a pair of MUDD jeans... it cost so much despire all the labor day sales because so much wasn't in my size, and I had to compromise the cheapest stuff for what I could actually wear! Too bad I didn't check out great stores like Rave first, not to mention Wet Seal-- oh my god, there was so much I wanted that I couldn't get! I'd gotten a Cinnabon and a hot cocoa (damn TOO HOT cocoa!) in the morning, since it was the only thing open, and having only had a banana, I was still hungry. When everything finally opened and I shopped, the money was gone pretty quick. Still, I made a list of everything I couldn't get that I wanted, and I figured it out that if I work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, in 1 week (at a salary of $7.25) I can make enough money to get all those clothes I wanted-- assuming my ignorant mother DOESN'T take me fall shopping, like she should...

I say should because she rarely takes me shopping; the majority of my clothes are hand-me-downs. I would be happy with shopping at Goodwill or places in the Haight, I don't NEED Rampage from Macy*s or anything. -.-; SIGH... anyway.

So I guess we're leaving soon... maybe another hour or so. Some laundry is still drying, and Dad's still painting the rec room windows he's been working on this weekend. I was hungry, but the idea of having ravioli from last night (Steve, Jamie, Vivian [Steve's GF] Dad, and I all went to the Macaroni Grill-- we decorated the tablecloth with our four crayons and I bitched about the so-called "opera singer" employed by the restaurant) made me lose my appetite.

Dad says I could make lots of money tutoring old people how to use computers. ^^; What do you think?

Oh yeah, did I mention what I got with Baba last night for the wedding? Jewelry and shoes, mostly-- it was kind of fun, kind of tiring. Baba gave me $60 so I can go to Lida's and get my hair made all one color, a shade or so lighter than it is now, and my roots covered. If $60 isn't enough (and I have the slight feeling it won't be) then Mom will have to chip in-- she has, after all, been getting $400/month from Dad! -.-

Yep yep, so that's my weekend. Next time I'm down here will be Thanksgiving. I'll be seeing everyone for the wedding and all, but it's different when everyone's in the house. I like being down here and all, but the sad thing is, I never feel part of the family. Not just because I'm not "really" Jewish, but because ... well, if you looked at the refridgerator, you'd see what I mean. There's pictures of Baba at Erin's graduation, at Josh's bar mitzvah (which I wasn't even INVITED to!) and all that... barely anyone came to MY graduation. Heck, friends of mine in my own CITY backed out on me! So much for a day of wonderful memories. Don't get me wrong, it was still fun, but don't we all wish something could be a little bit better than it is, or was? Anyway, there's just not many pictures of me on that fridge-- maybe one or two out of 50 or more, and most are pretty old at that-- back when I still had long, brown hair!

Well. I guess it's better than the dysfunctional death-trap that is my mom's family. Hehe, you can't win them all! All in all, a pretty decent weekend. I'm just feeling kind of sick (I've been coughing a lot since before I left) and hot... man, it's hot! I wanna go for a swim! ;_;

'Tis the land of Nomomia.

No-Mom-ia. Mom's not home. Why am I not surprised? On our way here, I said (at Masonic), "$5 says Mom's not home." And she's not. Not even a note, or a message. On either phone. What a role reversal. And I used to think my DAD didn't care about me.

Well, the trip home went MUCH faster than expected, probably because we left Northridge around 4pm, and didn't stop, except once to get gas. 365 miles in roughly 5 hours-- really good time! Didn't see all that much on the road there, even though it was daylight most of the time... there was a cop in a really slick convertible Sebring or some such, you wouldn't see one of those coming if it caught you speeding!

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that on the way TO LA, I was staring at the stars a lot-- I think I saw the Milky Way! Did I mention that? It was really pretty, all those stars... and we saw some low-flying stunt airplanes too, flying REALLY close to the highway, it was almost scary. >)

Ho-hum... read dad some of the paperwork from his school portfolio, since his classes start Tuesday. Haha, I wish I could be there to see him! I hope the students like him and all... ^_^ AHS is kind of preppy I imagine, and quite huge, but I guess Dad will have fun with teaching. If he survives, hah!

Did lots of logic puzzles in the car, too, but that got kind of old. Didn't sleep much-- just for the first 94 miles or so, when it was kind of warm. Weird, since I'd chugged a lot of Coke before I'd left! Dad, for his part, had 2 energy drinks and a Sierra Mist, so he didn't even bat an eye! Uhm, uhm... mom's not home. I'm pretty disappointed, and being in this house all by myself is quite lonely-- it's always dark and cold and everything (and having a dead sister shrine right behind me isn't helping with the mojo). Piku, piku... I wonder if the college people are off tomorrow... there's some people I want to see, obviously... I'm going to be somewhat bored until Orientation at 6pm this Wednesday. Oh yeah, when I told Dad about maybe having to close at 3am, he freaked out. He hates San Francisco, and though Van Ness isn't the most pristine of places, I've never had problems there before. Don't get me wrong, I'm not being cocky a'la Ranma or anything, but seriously, I've lived here all my life, I think I can handle stuff. Not to mention, you all know what a loud screamer I am! >)

Now that I think about it, I should have waited before accepting the employment so immediately from the 1000... I didn't expect to hear from the Kabuki, but I did-- they're having a thing this week too. It's closer to home, and though I don't like the theater, the AREA is at least better, and I could always have Japanese for lunch, and spend my wages on manga! @_@... So I don't even know if I should/can go to the Kabuki orientation thing, since I'm technically already an "employee" of AMC 1000.

In any case, Wednesday I have to bring my social security card. I mentioned this to mom, and she insisted I have a safe-security box (fire resistant and all that) in my room. I swear, she's losing her mind. The box she's thinking of is the one that used to be Michelle's, and when she died, Mom kept HER stuff in it, in HER closet! All that pot smoking has seriously given her brain damage... I find it ironic that my Dad, who I used to HATE for the same reason (Mom's never going to be on my A+ list because of that habit of hers) is now an advocate of ANTI-drug use, including marijuana! Now that he's a teacher, he can't have any of the stuff on him, for medical reasons or no, since they have teacher drug tests. FINALLY! It's just weird. And I don't bother to keep it a secret anymore. I'm ashamed of my mom, so there.

I went through ALL of my Fastweb scholarships earlier, printed out a series of application forms, and even applied for one, totaly typing an essay on the fly! I hope I hear from some of these places... sadly a lot of great opportunities I passed up while I was still in HS... I'm angsting over the fact that I haven't heard from SFSU yet. Can't apply to CSUN (did I mention that too? Maybe that memory thing is hereditary) because they don't accept Spring 2004 applicants that are freshman. Blah.

Ooh, there's this cool program called Animoids that lets you design 3D characters, props and sets, and the people doing it have a contest for scholarships! I downloaded the program to Grandpa's computer, but I barely used it, since the tutorials were kind of hard. But hey, if I can win money for being creative-- after all, some guy at SFSU won $300 for drawing a 3D ninja! >)

Okay, thought burbles.

( write away, sir! )

Uhm... feeling kind of sick, sad, and tired. I might go to bed soon, having nothing better to do. I guess it's kinda nice to be home.