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it's going to be crazy

I have spent my past Sundays doing the same thing, h.w. I have never been a fan of Sundays because they always seem so boring. Either way, I have filled out my post it’s with my to do list for this week and just looking at it gives me a head ache.

I still can’t believe I will be registering for my classes for the last time on Tues. That is, if I can register. I had a hold on my account and the financial aid office is horrible. How can all my aid still be pending if we’re a month away from the end of the semester?!

I can’t hand in my deposit for Paris until I know I can actually pay for it. With that comes applying to renew my passport which means I would have to go to the Mexican Consulate and loose a whole day there because the service is ridiculous.

It’s great that my class is cancelled on Tues night but of course, I still have to email my stuff. I just realized my boyfriends bday is on Friday and I will be stuck working all day. Not to mention I still need a gift.

And of course, elections. I can’t wait for Thanksgiving weekend.

old friends...

So I hung out with my friends from grammar school tonight. Not sure how many people can actually say that. Since I have been living in the same house for 13 years or so, I tend to go back to my old friends once in a while just to catch up. Not to mention that one of them is engaged to my brother, but that’s a different story.

So I heard that one of them was moving to California. Sure people always come and go and move on but we were always close and we had that special bonding type of thing where every time we bumped into one another, it was a nice feeling rather than that awkward one.

So six of us got together tonight to say our farewell to my friend who is moving to pursue a singing career (he made it to the second round in American Idol). Now these guys aren’t just high school friends, we go all the way back to sixth and some to third grade!

We all have our own lives and new friends but they are part of my past and it’s just something that will never be taken away. I can’t remember the last time I had this much fun just hanging out and laughing about old stories. It’s just good to know they will always be there.

Multimedia stuff

I’m not too familiar with this new world of multimedia stuff. I feel a little overwhelmed but at the same time I feel lucky. There are so many possibilities of how I can can get my news now.

If I miss the news I can just browse through the stories I want to see without having to sit there watching the whole broadcast. I can either read a story or watch the video and get the same information in a couple of minutes. Bloggers are some of the most passionate people I have met. Even though it seems like anyone can be a writer.

I’m yet to discover the world of pod casts and all the other stuff I’m missing out on. I know I have to take that step eventually but I’m not sure if I’m ready.

Everyblock

I was a little dissapointed when I entered my address on Everyblock.com. According to the site, it’s still not updated enough to recognize by address. Maybe it just has something to do with it being an uncommon one.

My zipode did work but most of the information was more than 10 days old. Which makes me wonder if people aren’t reporting the crimes or if it’s just outdated. From living in the same neighborhood for the past 13 years or so, I know stuff goes down every single day. Let’s just say i wouldn’t consider my neighborhood as a ‘safe’ one.

The site listed 25 recent crimes ranging from  assaul, burglaries, vandalism and possession of crack and cocaine. I guess I didn’t find anything new since I know the neighborhood already. I was just really glad to find out that nothing serious had happened around my block.

my dad's parents

I have always been closer to my mom’s side of the family. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they were always there when I was growing up and my dad’s family seems to be missing something called affection.

My dad has celebrated his birthdays without any of his brothers attending or my grandparents. And the thing is that he comes from a big family, my grandma had 10 of them. He never gets a call from any of them and he has to call in order to know what’s going on with his family. The worst was when we got invited to my cousins wedding, that same day. I still don’t know why we actually went.

Either way, my dad’s parents were over this weekend. I hadn’t seen them in a while and I was actually happy to see them. For some weird reason, it seems as though they haven’t aged. They look exactly the same as they did years ago.

My grandpa is a funny character who can’t stand being indoors for a long time and doesn’t keep up a conversation for more than a couple of minutes. He loves to talk about all his sons and their gossip.

My grandma on the other hand is a shopaholic. She loves to buy funny looking boots and wears pants under her skirts when it’s cold. She is going through a crisis where she thinks she’s going bald and so she spends hours in front of the mirror trying to cover her bald spots.

Although there were a lot of awkward silences this weekend, I’m glad I got to see them because I feel lucky to have them in my life. I just hope they feel the same.

waiting for sources...

So I’m writing a Halloween feature and I have been trying to contact people who work with haunted houses since Sunday. So much for my luck, the one guy who was my inside man is no longer returning my calls!!

Sure I might have gotten a bit annoying after leaving a lot of voice mails and sending him emails but what is it that people don’t understand what a deadline means. Can’t they just call back? I mean it won’t take more than like 15 minutes to talk to me and I’m a student. Shouldn’t people be willing to help me out?

I hate waiting.

presidential debates...

I’m going to be honest here and say that I’m not too excited about presidential debates. Most of the time I get bored after the first couple of minutes and they never seem to talk about stuff that I’m interested in like immigration or financial aid for students.

If they do ever talk about these matters it’s always a long answer that has nothing to do with the issues. I saw Obama speak at a conference this summer and I was dissapointed when he answered an immigration question very wordy and kept on going without answering it.

I would probably be more into all of it if I was voting, even though politics were never my favorite topic. I admire those who can hold a political conversation and evaluate both McCain and Obama’s point of view and have facts to back up their beliefs. Hopefully I’ll be more interested in all of it when I am able to vote.