Happy Halloween!

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Stay safe Trick-or-Treating on the horrifyingly hazardous streets of San Ramon!!! =P

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So trick-or-treating was amazingly fun. Lots of candy and cute doggies. And cute kids. =P Clarie's and my pokeballs kept falling off their chains and rolling down the street. xD We're lucky they didn't fall into gutters.

There was this one rather creepy house with huge figurines of like witches and stuff in front, and it was bathed in rainbow light. It looked hella cool, but it was sort of scary, so I wanted to go, but not alone. And Clarie and Laura didn't go. So I ended up going alone, and this guy meets me at the front, and tells me I need to go around the house (on this porch thing) to get my candy. Oh, and he called Clarie and Laura weenies. So I walk around the house, turned a corner, and there's like a SAW dude right in front of me, holding a (fake) sword thing, and so I scamper past that and there's a mummy with a green light backdrop behind it. Then there was a very warm-looking kitchen with nice, friendly people and big candy bars. =P And then I had to go past all the creepy stuff to get out. xD

Then we took random pictures with people's decorations and stuff; it was rather amusing. We also found a glow-stick necklace thing that we gave to Ross later on. =P

So we trick-or-treated a bit more, and passed by these who guys who thought we were middle schoolers, and one of whom pretty much was absolutely floored when he heard that I was a junior. Why he would be surprised by that, I have NO idea.

Then Clarie, Laura, and I all went to Ross's house to bother him and take more pictures with Mr. Waddles (!), so that was fun. xD I'm sure Ross was regretting the time we took from his SAT II Chinese study session. But ah well.

Anyways, it was a hecka fun Halloween! Hope everyone else had a great night as well!

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I don't get teenage girls. For the most part at least, but the small part I do get is probably just because I am one. But I don't get this whole world of shopping, makeup, diets, and materialistic things. I really don't.

I had a friend who went to another school who totally changed her style, and when I asked her why, she said that it was important to her new friends that she wore the stuff she does now. I just thought, "That's retarded." Seriously? Then there's the whole shopping issue. I'll be honest, I like shopping too, because there's the pleasure in finding something that you like and can afford. I don't get why people deny liking shopping, then insist that they never said that later on. I remember I used to HATE shopping. I also don't get why people would shop to "get with the times" and look fashionable to everyone. I don't get 5-inch heels or skinny jeans so tight they cut off your circulation. I don't know about you, but I don't want to be worrying about people seeing my buttcrack every time I sit down.

Makeup's something that I don't think I'll ever get though. Mascara is fine. Blush? Go ahead. Eyeliner? Uhm. That stuff is hella hard to get off, but sure. A little bit of eyeshadow never hurt anyone. But seriously? Why do you feel the need to slather a bunch of crap on your face? Do you think that it makes you look better? Because if that's true, it doesn't. You look like your face if peeling off. And if you're going to wear makeup, please just admit it's because you want to if that's the reason. It's sort of annoying if someone says it's for an occasion, then continues to wear it for a week. Does your event last for a week? I didn't think so.

Diets are just stupid. I'm sorry if you're on one, but they are. Unless you're seriously so overweight or something that you have health complications, who the hell cares if you want to eat three donuts for breakfast? Or if peanut soup has a lot of calories? I understand eating healthily and stuff, and I don't exactly consider that dieting. Dieting is when my friend asks me if taro has a lot of calories. It's when she doesn't want a donut because it's fatty. Just eat whatever the hell you want already, and stop complaining about calories and salt and carbs or whatnot.

Everyone loves material things, it's true. I love my computer, cell phone, iTouch, stuffed doggy. I love my Swarovski crystal collection and my collection of mismatched books full of incomplete series. But when you feel the need to say something like, "I'm glad I had a lot of boyfriends. They gave me a ton of stuff! Like I have this really pretty necklace I got, and that was probably the best part of THAT relationship," there is something SERIOUSLY wrong with you.

Anyways, I'm done with my rant now. xD

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CHS, You Know!!!

So the show today went pretty well. Guard's best run-through of the season, yay! I did okay too, except I dropped the first and last tosses. How wonderful. Out of all the ones we have, they have to be those two...

Anyways, guard got third, but we placed first for band/drum major/percussion! Get it band! =P

Oh, and they gave out buckets of candy instead of trophies. xD

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I feel asleep on the way there and back, and I guess Laura took some pictures. Yay. Armijo streets ARE pretty narrow, it sort of sucked. But it wasn't too bad. Then there was a "dance" before awards; it was sort of amusing. Cal guard started the congo line trend; it was awesome. Then we did the Thriller and Bad Romance dances and just sort of jumped around randomly the rest of the time. There was also this outside hallway thing that had about 15 bathrooms in a row, all labeled "Toilet." Who needs that many bathrooms?! xD

I also have some wonderful scratches and bruises from my rifle. It just loves me so much. Oh, and my pinky is all screwed up from my jamming it with my rifle twice... Blah.

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On the other hand, I feel a little bit better. I really should have taken that calc test next week though... I guess I WAS just too panicked... Well my calc grade is dropping like a stone. -sighs-

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This is pretty much how I feel right now...

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I'm tired of this. ALL of this. I'm tired of feeling inferior to everyone. Tired of feeling retarded. Tired of hearing my parents talk endlessly about how I should work harder and be better. This is just lame. I'm going to go cry in my corner with ice cream and mull over my pitiful, pathetic existence.

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I'm an AP student. Call it Advanced Placement if you want. I prefer Asian Pride, or even better, Advanced Procrastinator. Yep, that's me. I put (most) things off until last minute, especially studying. I REALLY need to work on my work ethic. Of course, with my current work ethic, I'll never get around to working on improving my work ethic, because my work ethic sucks, and therefore it will continue sucking because I'll never get around to making it not suck. If that made sense.

But besides just being a procrastinator, I'm a productive procrastinator. Which basically just means, I need to do something while procrastinating. Meaning I try to make procrastination look like I'm doing something worthwhile. Which, sometimes, I am. I tend to do my calc homework (even if the homework isn't due for another two weeks) rather than work on an essay due in two days or study for a huge bio test tomorrow. But sometimes I just do random little things that I could totally live without EVER doing. I actually just finished putting together/making my Halloween costume, when I really should have been cramming for bio, because my grade SUCKS. -sighs-

But I'm so excited for Halloween!!! My costume is actually pretty awesome this time around too. =] And now I should start bio. And stop "productively" procrastinating by writing a blog post. =P

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Everyone tells me that everything happens for a reason. And that's true. Mistakes help you learn, make you stronger. You learn who to trust and who to let go. True friends stay by you, and those who stab you in the back aren't worth having. It's really hard to believe sometimes, but this little piece of knowledge makes life a little bit more manageable. We all have those moments when we feel like bursting with happiness, and we have those when we feel like curling up, sleeping, and never waking up. Life is made of the good, the bad, and the ugly. But if you take every moment, and learn something from it, even the worst of times can help you move on. It may be hard, and it may not seem fair, but it really is worth it in the long run. Life shows you what (and who) really matters. You learn to not be ignorant, and to stop people from taking advantage of you. You learn not to judge someone until you've looked into their eyes and found out the truth. Just trust the course that is planned for you, and trust that your decisions will take you someplace good. We only have one shot at this. And the truth of life is that everyone dies, but only a few actually live.

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So pretty...

Cal High Is a Attention-Seeking Hormonal Teenager

So we had a bomb threat today. Yeps. A bomb threat. Seriously, this is SAN RAMON. What's up with the 14 fights in one day and a (fake) bomb?! It was after school and all, but still. Chill people. xD At least practice got canceled. We (band and guard people) got to stand by the side of the road for like an hour; it was rather interesting. And Mr. J was all like, "Oh, it's just a bomb threat..." =P

But guard went to Melanie's afterward to practice, which was pretty fun. Get it guard! =D

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Today was pretty boring. Mock trial and yoga were the same old, same old. The new poses in yoga are sort of painful though. And this is coming from someone who thinks wall splits aren't THAT bad...

Calc was pretty boring too; we learned more about related rates! Yay! Except I just sat there and worked on homework (which, by the way, I did not finish).

The history DBQ sort of sucked... Way too much to write in a 50-minute time span. -sighs- I really don't think I got higher than a B, if that... =[

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So quarter grades are submitted. No straight A's for me. Blah. My bio grade is killing me too. It needs to go up, not down. You hear that, "Bio Grade"? UP. NOT DOWN. kthxbye.

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Foothill Comp! (At Amador)

So Ross and I got there, and spent quite a while looking for people and wandering around aimlessly. It was sort of interesting. xD But hey, we got there eventually! (After some help from Melanie. =P) Guard didn't get to watch Wind Ensemble perform though; we were busy doing hair and makeup... Ah well.

The actual show went really well. Guard placed! Third in division, yeahhh!!! My personal show wasn't too good though... Dropped once, and skipped 4 counts in the work. The second wouldn't have been too bad except for the fact that I was right at the front of the guard, and instead of just skipping the work, I started the work after it, which entails sticking my rifle straight up in the air. When everyone else's equipment is flat and they're doing a jump-turn... -sighs- Ah well... We still placed! I feel like we might have done better if I didn't mess up though... I need to find out the second place score; if we were off by just a few points, I might shoot myself... (Edit: 1.5 points from second place... -sighs-)

Band didn't place though. =\ But they had an 89.4 overall score, which is still really good. I'm proud of you guys!

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Chipotle and Pinkberry after the comp were insanely awesome. Poor Ross was the only bandie (technically), and the only guy. Ah well. I'm hoping he had fun. xD Lots of random conversations and yummy food! I kept laughing at Pinkberry too, like Ellen that one time at YogurtLand. The guard just cracks me up. xP I love you guys!!! ♥

Ross and I had a nice time chasing Laura and Clarie around too. Except Clarie disappeared after I stole her jacket, and she started ignoring me afterward... =\ And Laura did too... So since they wouldn't talk to me, Ross and I just decided to leave (actually, I decided to leave, but...) and waiting outside Lucky's for my mom. Laura and Clarie eventually came back and put a pumpkin ($6!) next to me (I was sitting down) and later came out with M&Ms as Ross and I were leaving. So they threw the M&Ms into the car, and as we drove by them, Ross threw them back out, then it repeated. But we won. xP

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So now I'm back home, insanely tired, but happy. Oh, and did I mention that my mom found my phone? Guess where it was? By the printer. Yeah. Wow. How did I not find that? xD But yeah, today was pretty amazing. Yay!

Just Not My Week...

So many damn tests that I did poorly on, and I keep losing crap. I'll get my binder reminder back on Monday, but more importantly, I have no idea where my phone went. I'm pretty sure I left it in English, I just hope that no one felt the urge to take it... Then I had some problems with friends and family, which sort of sucked... -sighs- I want this week to be OVER.

On the upside, I had some good stuff happen too. Chem grade went up, and I have almost everything for my Halloween costume! =]

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